An African swallow carrying a very small coconut is flying horizontally with a speed of 18 m/s.

Question:

An African swallow carrying a very small coconut is flying horizontally with a speed of 18 m/s.
(a) If it drops the coconut from a height of 100 m above the Earth, how long will it take before the coconut strikes the ground?
(b) At what horizontal distance from the release point will the coconut strike the ground?