Homework # 19 - Horizontal Projectile Motion Problems Handout Problems (SHOW ALL YOUR WORK BELOW AND/OR ON A SEPARATE SHEET): 1. A package in an airplane moving horizontally at 150 m/s is dropped at an altitude of 490 m. (a) How long does it take the package to fall to the ground? (b) How far forward from the spot over which it was dropped does the package land? (c) What path does the package follow? 2. A boy standing on top of a hill throws a stone horizontally. The stone hits the ground 2.5 s later. How high is the hill? 3. A pitcher throws a fastball horizontally at a speed of 45.0 m/s toward home plate, 18.4 meters away. (a) How long will it take the ball to reach home plate? (b) How far does the ball drop in this time? 4. A bullet fired horizontally from a height of 78.4 m hits the ground 2400 m away. With what velocity does the bullet leave the gun? Hint: find the time first using the vertical direction