Draw a free-body diagram of the system skydiver-parachute. Draw the vectors starting at the black dot. The location and orientation of the vectors will be graded. The exact length of your vectors will not be graded but the relative length of one to the other will be graded.
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Since the skydiver is floating downward at a constant speed, the forces acting on him must be balanced. The two main forces are gravity (acting downward) and air resistance or drag (acting upward). Show more…
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