DRONE PACKAGE DELIVERY
You just started a new job with Amazon! As a newbie, you are supposed to
practice delivering packages to houses with their drones. So, you start with your
own house!
Your friend Jimbo volunteers to take the drone 5 miles east of your
home, with the goal of flying it directly back to your home. The drone is 12.6
x 12.6 x 4.2 (all in inches) in size. You program the black drone to always head
directly to your house at a speed of b mph. Your house is located at the corner of
8th Ave. and 19th St in NYC. There is a wind blowing from the south at a steady
w mph. Assume the drone always flies at the same height.
• What is the drone’s flight path?
• Does the drone get the package to your home?
• Can you obtain an estimate of how long the drone battery has to last to get
home? How might you attempt that?
• What if the wind or drone speeds are different?
• What if the initial distance from home is different?
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