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A medium sized air tanker (water bomber) can drop 3000 gallons of water on a wildfire at a time. Suppose this plane was called

 

A medium sized "air tanker" (water bomber) can drop 3000 gallons of water on a wildfire at a time. Suppose this plane was called into action when a wildfire caused by lightning strikes erupts in Northern California. It picks up its load and then heads to the front line. When the plane approaches the drop site, it reduces its cruising speed from 223 m/s to 61.69 m/s and drops to an altitude of 46-meters above the ground. How far out must the air tanker drop its load to land so that the water lands directly on the fire?

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