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Chapter 5 Problem 22

Question

Problem 22PE

A 560-g squirrel with a surface area of 930 cm2 falls from a 5.0-m tree to the ground. Estimate its terminal velocity. (Use a drag coefficient for a horizontal skydiver.) What will be the velocity of a 56-kg person hitting the ground, assuming no drag contribution in such a short distance?

Solution

Solution 22PE :

Step 1 of 4:-

        The mass of the squirrel is, .

        Surface area is, .

        The value of acceleration due to gravity is, .

        The drag coefficient is taken same as a horizontal skydiver, which is, .

The height from which the squirrel jumped is, .

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Title College Physics  1 
Author Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
ISBN 9781938168000

A 560-g squirrel with a surface area of 930 cm2 falls from

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