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3) An 80 kg skydiver is falling at terminal velocity. (20 points - 5 points each) (a) Draw the free body diagram. Be sure to include all forces and the acceleration. (b) What is the drag force acting on the skydiver? (c) Assuming his surface area to be 0.70 m², the density of air to be 1.21 kg/m³, and the drag coefficient (C) for the sky diver to be 1.0, what is his terminal velocity? (d) Would the terminal velocity be smaller, larger, or the same for a 90 kg sky diver? Explain.

          3) An 80 kg skydiver is falling at terminal velocity. (20 points - 5 points each)
(a) Draw the free body diagram. Be sure to include all forces and the acceleration.
(b) What is the drag force acting on the skydiver?
(c) Assuming his surface area to be 0.70 m², the density of air to be 1.21 kg/m³, and the drag coefficient (C) for the sky diver to be 1.0, what is his terminal velocity?
(d) Would the terminal velocity be smaller, larger, or the same for a 90 kg sky diver? Explain.

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3) An 80 kg skydiver is falling at terminal velocity. (20 points - 5 points each)
(a) Draw the free body diagram. Be sure to include all forces and the acceleration.
(b) What is the drag force acting on the skydiver?
(c) Assuming his surface area to be 0.70 m², the density of air to be 1.21 kg/m³, and the drag coefficient (C) for the sky diver to be 1.0, what is his terminal velocity?
(d) Would the terminal velocity be smaller, larger, or the same for a 90 kg sky diver? Explain.

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09/04/2023

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The drag force can be calculated using the following formula: $F_d = \frac{1}{2} \rho v^2 C_d A$ where $F_d$ is the drag force, $\rho$ is the air density, $v$ is the velocity, $C_d$ is the drag coefficient, and $A$ is the surface area. We are given the surface Show more…

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An 80 kg skydiver is falling at terminal velocity. What is the drag force acting on the skydiver? Assuming his surface area to be 0.70 m^2, the density of air to be 1.2 kg/m^3, and the drag coefficient to be 0.5, what is his terminal velocity? Would the terminal velocity be smaller, larger, or the same for a 90 kg skydiver? Explain.

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