Question

A package is released from a helicopter flying horizontally at a constant
velocity of 60 m/s.The package takes 10 s to reach the ground. The effects of
air resistance can be ignored. What is the horizontal velocity and vertical
velocity of the package just before it hits the ground?
A man is standing to receive this package. Find the distance from A where he
has to stand to receive it?
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Answer 1

Answer:

When a vector is multiplied by a scalar, the size of the vector is “scaled” up or down. Multiplying a vector by a positive scalar will only change its magnitude, not its direction. When a vector is multiplied by a negative scalar, the direction will be reversed.