Question: Spymaster Paul, flying a constant 215 km/h horizontally in a low-flying helicopter, wants to drop secret documents into his contacts open car which is traveling

Spymaster Paul, flying a constant 215 km/h horizontally in a low-flying helicopter, wants to drop secret documents into his contact€™s open car which is traveling 155km/h on a level highway 78.0 below. At what angle (to the horizontal) should the car be in his sights when the packet is released (Fig 3-46)?


215 km/h 78.0 m 155 km/h

215 km/h 78.0 m 155 km/h

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