Youre in an airplane that flies horizontally with speed 940km/h (260m/s) when the engine falls off. Neglecting air resisitence, assume it takes 27 s for the engine to hit the ground.  Part A: Find the height of the airplane.  Part B:Find the horizontal distance that the aircraft engine falls Part C: If the airplane somehow continues to fly as if nothing had happened, what is the distance between the engine and the airplane at the moment the engine hits the ground?

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Youre in an airplane that flies horizontally with speed 940km/h (260m/s) when the engine falls off. Neglecting air resisitence, assume it takes 27 s for the engine to hit the ground. 

Part A: Find the height of the airplane. 

Part B:Find the horizontal distance that the aircraft engine falls

Part C: If the airplane somehow continues to fly as if nothing had happened, what is the distance between the engine and the airplane at the moment the engine hits the ground?

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