An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of $720 \, km/h$ drops a food packet while flying at a height of $396.9 \, m$. The time taken by the food packet to reach the ground and its horizontal range are (Take $g = 9.8 \, m/s^2$):

  • A
    $3 \, s$ and $2000 \, m$
  • B
    $5 \, s$ and $500 \, m$
  • C
    $8 \, s$ and $1500 \, m$
  • D
    $9 \, s$ and $1800 \, m$

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