terminal velocity of a person falling in air depends upon

Chapter 18, Problem 20PE

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terminal velocity of a person falling in air depends upon the weight and the area of the person facing the fluid. Find the terminal velocity (in meters per second and kilometers per hour) of an 80.0-kg skydiver falling in a pike (headfirst) position with a surface area of 0.140 m2

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QUESTION:

terminal velocity of a person falling in air depends upon the weight and the area of the person facing the fluid. Find the terminal velocity (in meters per second and kilometers per hour) of an 80.0-kg skydiver falling in a pike (headfirst) position with a surface area of 0.140 m2

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Step-by-step solution Step 1 of 3 Force on a body due to gravity is, the weight of the person Here, stands for mass, stands for acceleration due to gravity. The air drag force is, Here, stands for density of the fluid, stands for drag coefficient, stands for area and stands for terminal velocity.

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