Answer:
Explanation:
Find the time it is in the air.
See the comments below. I'm going to restrict the question to horizontal distance.
If you just drop the potato, then the height is 20 meters
The acceleration due to gravity is 9.81
The starting speed (vi ) = 0
Formula
d = vi * t + 1/2 a t ^2
Solution
20 = 0 + 1/2 9.81 * t^2
20 = 1/2 9.81 * t^2
20 = 4.905 t^2
20/4.905 = t^2
t^2 = 4.077
sqr(t^2)= sqr(4.077)
t = 2.02
Find the distance travelled horizontally
There is no acceleration horizontally so you use d = r * t
r = 50 m/s
t = 2.02
d = 50 * 2.02
d = 101 meters.
