A Rescue Plane Flying Horizontally at Spots a Survivor

Multiple Choice

A rescue plane flying horizontally at spots a survivor in the ocean directly below and releases an emergency kit with a parachute. . Because of the shape of the parachute, it experiences insignificant horizontal air resistance. If the kit descends with a constant vertical acceleration of how far away from the survivor will it hit the waves?

A) 574 m
B) 4.54 km
C) 406 m
D) 602 m