A small mailbag is released from a heli-copter that is descending steadily at 1.50 m/s. After 2.00 s,(a) what is the speed of the mailbag, and (b) how far is itbelow the helicopter? (c) What are your answers to parts(a) and (b) if the helicopter is rising steadily at 1.50 m/s?
h t g Week3Notes n • AverageVelocity e o v=Δx/Δt • AverageSpeed L o PathLength/Δt h t - a -- P -- Δ - - Example#1:BIKETRIP North5blocksin5minutes East3blocksin6minutes South5blocksin10minutes Findthetotalaveragespeedandtotalaveragevelocity. PathLength=5+3+5=13