Ajet travels 300 km in 15 minutes. did it break the sound barrier?

Ahot-air balloon takes off from the ground traveling vertically with a constant upward acceleration of magnitude g/4. after time interval δt, a crew member releases a ballast sandbag from the basket attached to the balloon. how many seconds does it take the sandbag to reach the ground? (express your answer in terms of δt)

Does the distance travelled by an oscillating mass between times t=0 and t2 equal the displacement of the particle over the same time period if t2> t/2? hint: consider a sine wave starting at t1=0, then consider a closing wave starting at t1=0, for your explanation.

The amount of potential energy possessed by an elevated object is equal to