solution: part a.

Break up v into components:

I chose up and right to be positive, so tex2html_wrap_inline38 will be negative.

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Using tex2html_wrap_inline40 we will find the time t it takes for the supplies to go a horizontal distance x. Since x and y components are independent, the height doesn't matter when computing the distance moved in the x direction.

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Now that we know t, we can find the velocity in the y direction that will cause the supplies to go a distance h in time t under acceleration -g. Plug in the value for t and tex2html_wrap_inline38 and solve for v

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