A glider is tugged by an airplane at 81 m/s when it is released.If the original speed was along the horizontal and the glider is now under a constant acceleration of 2.4 m/s² at 1.1° below the horizontal due to air drag,how long will it take to reach the ground 5.7 km below? A)500 s B)250,000 s C)2.2 s D)4.8 s

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The vertical component of acceleration is 2.4 * sin(1.1°). Using the equation of motion for vertical displacement, 5.7 km = 0.5 * a * t^2, solve for t.

A Glider Is Tugged by an Airplane at 81 M/s