During a Chicago storm, winds can whip horizontally

Chapter 9, Problem 9.86

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During a Chicago storm, winds can whip horizontally atspeeds of 120 km/h. If the air strikes a person at the rate of45 kg/s per square meter and is brought to rest, calculatethe force of the wind on a person. Assume the person is1.60 m high and 0.50 m wide. Compare to the typicalmaximum force of friction (/x ~ 1 .0) between the personand the ground, if the person has a mass of 75 kg.

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