Answer:
20.2 seconds
Explanation:
The airplane (and therefore the crate) initially has no vertical velocity, so v₀ = 0 m/s.
The crate is in free fall, so a = -9.8 m/s².
The crate falls downward, so Δx = -2000 m.
Find: t, the time it takes for the crate to land.
Δx = v₀ t + ½ at²
-2000 m = (0 m/s) t + ½ (-9.8 m/s²) t²
t = 20.2 s
It takes 20.2 seconds for the crate to land.
