I just need to know if I've done this right. If not, please explain where I've gone wrong. Thank you.
A bomber flying in level flight at 200m/s drops a 500kg bomb from an altitude of 3000m.
A.)Find the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity just before it strikes.
B.) How far has it traveled horizontally after release when it strikes.
This is what I have:
Y= 3000m
V=200m/s
m=5ookg
a= 9.8m/s^2
Vx is constant so it would be 200m/s
Vy is zero and just accelerating.
So, using : Y=Yo+ Vot+ .5at^2
3000m= o+0+ .5(9.8)t^2
3000m/4.9m/s^2 = t^2
24.7s=t
Using this time and X=vt I get
X=200m/s(24.7s)
x=4940m
But this just doesn't seem right.