*13-48. A parachutist having a mass m opens his parachute

Chapter 13, Problem 13-48

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*13-48. A parachutist having a mass m opens his parachute from an at-rest position at a very high altitude. If the atmospheric drag resistance is Ff) = kv2. where k is a constant, determine his velocity when he has fallen for a time t. What is his velocity when he lands on the ground? This velocity is referred to as the terminal velocity, which is found by letting the time of fall t

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