At a particular instant, a stationary observer on the ground sees a package falling with speed v1 at an angle to the vertical. to a pilot flying horizontally at constant speed relative to the ground, the package appears to be falling vertically with a speed v2 at that instant. what is the speed of the pilot relative to the ground?

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Ireland Mills

3 September, 08:41

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Kiley Norton · Answer 1

V1 * sin (θ) where θ is the angle v1 makes with the vertical.