A skydiver of mass 82.0 kg jumps from a slow-moving aircraft and reaches a terminal speed...

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A skydiver of mass 82.0 kg jumps from a slow-moving aircraft andreaches a terminal speed of 49.9 m/s.

(a) What is her acceleration when her speed is 30.0 m/s?

(b) What is the drag force on the skydiver when her speed is49.9 m/s?

(c) What is the drag force on the skydiver when her speed is30.0 m/s?

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Gravitational acceleration g 981 ms2 Mass of the skydiver m 82 kg Terminal speed of the skydiver VT 499 ms Drag force is directly proportional to the square of velocity    See Answer
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