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A 70-kg soldier on a secret mission has to parachute from an airplane over the desert. It takes 4.0 s for him to release his parachute after he jumps. Taking the mass of the parachute as 5 kg, estimate the force acting on the soldier as he releases the parachute. The diameter of the parachute is 2.0 m. Neglect the drag on the soldier's body prior to the opening of the parachute. The air is at 15°C. $$F_0 = N$$

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          A 70-kg soldier on a secret mission has to parachute from an airplane over the desert. It takes 4.0 s for him to release his parachute after he jumps. Taking the mass of the parachute as 5 kg, estimate the force acting on the soldier as he releases the parachute. The diameter of the parachute is 2.0 m. Neglect the drag on the soldier's body prior to the opening of the parachute. The air is at 15°C.
$$F_0 = N$$

a 70 kg soldier on a secret mission has to parachute from an airplane over the desert it takes 40 s for him to release his parachute after he jumps taking the mass of the parachute as 5 kg e 37696

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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11/15/2021

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This force is the drag force. We are given the mass of the soldier, the time it takes for him to release the parachute, the mass of the parachute, the diameter of the parachute, and the air temperature. We are also told to neglect the drag on the soldier's body Show more…

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A 70-kg soldier on a secret mission has to parachute from an airplane over the desert. It takes 4.0 s for him to release his parachute after he jumps. Taking the mass of the parachute as 5 kg, estimate the force acting on the soldier as he releases the parachute. The diameter of the parachute is 2.0 m. Neglect the drag on the soldier's body prior to the opening of the parachute. The air is at 15°C. $$F_0 = N$$