In an action movie, the villain is rescued from the ocean by grabbing onto the ladder hanging from a helicopter. He is so intent on gripping the ladder that he lets go of his briefcase of counterfeit money when he is 130 m above the water. If the briefcase hits the water 6.0 s later, what was the speed at which the helicopter was ascending? Express your answer in meters per second.

Choose the correct general statement concerning the total potential and kinetic energy at any point along the arc of swing. the total energy at any point along the arc of swing of the pendulum is always less than 12 joules. the total energy at any point along the arc of swing of the pendulum is always more than 12 joules. the total energy at any point along the arc of swing of the pendulum is always equal to 12 joules. not enough information to determine