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Solution: If there were no air resistance, how long would it
Chapter 2, Problem 81GP(choose chapter or problem)
If there were no air resistance, how long would it take a free-falling skydiver to fall from a plane at 3200 m to an altitude of 450 m, where she will open her parachute? What would her speed be at 450 m? (In reality, the air resistance will restrict her speed to perhaps 150 km/h.)
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QUESTION:
If there were no air resistance, how long would it take a free-falling skydiver to fall from a plane at 3200 m to an altitude of 450 m, where she will open her parachute? What would her speed be at 450 m? (In reality, the air resistance will restrict her speed to perhaps 150 km/h.)
ANSWER:
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Given data,
Altitude of the diver:
Altitude to which the diver falls before opening the parachute:
Total distance the skydiver will fall before opening the parachute:
