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A 87.0 kg skydiver can be modeled as a rectangular "box" with dimensions 24.0 cm × 44.0 cm × 175 cm . The air drag force on a falling object can be approximated using the formula F=12⋅C⋅ρ⋅A⋅v2 . In this formula, C is the drag coefficient which in approximately 0.80 for this scenario, ρ is the density of air which is 1.30kgm3, A is the cross sectional area, and v is the speed at which the object is falling. the terminal speed of the skydiver if they fall feet first = 124.606 then what is the skydiver's acceleration???

          A 87.0 kg skydiver can be modeled as a rectangular "box" with dimensions 24.0 cm × 44.0 cm × 175 cm . The air drag force on a falling object can be approximated using the formula F=12⋅C⋅ρ⋅A⋅v2 . In this formula, C is the drag coefficient which in approximately 0.80 for this scenario, ρ is the density of air which is 1.30kgm3, A is the cross sectional area, and v is the speed at which the object is falling.

the terminal speed of the skydiver if they fall feet first = 124.606

then what is the skydiver's acceleration???
        
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A 87.0 kg skydiver can be modeled as a rectangular "box" with dimensions 24.0 cm × 44.0 cm × 175 cm . The air drag force on a falling object can be approximated using the formula F=12⋅C⋅ρ⋅A⋅v2 . In this formula, C is the drag coefficient which in approximately 0.80 for this scenario, ρ is the density of air which is 1.30kgm3, A is the cross sectional area, and v is the speed at which the object is falling. the terminal speed of the skydiver if they fall feet first = 124.606 then what is the skydiver's acceleration???
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