An Alaskan rescue plane traveling 46 m/s drops a package of emergency rations from

a height of 149 m to a stranded party of explorers. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2.

A). Where does the package strike the ground

relative to the point directly below where it

was released?

Answer in units of m

B). What is the horizontal component of the velocity just before it hits?

Answer in units of m/s.

C). What is the vertical component of the velocity

just before it hits? (Choose upward as the

positive vertical direction)

Answer in units of m/s.

Simon is writing a story about an astronaut whose spacecraft has been boarded by space pirates. the astronaut has her lucky penny in her hand behind her back as the space pirates break into the control room. she has just locked the controls so that the ship is accelerating in the direction of the control room’s ceiling. simon wants the astronaut to use the penny to hit a button on the control panel to turn off the lights and escape. the button is located a short distance behind and below the astronaut’s hands. how should simon use the theory of relativity to describe what the astronaut must do in order to hit the button?