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In 2012, Austrian skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, set a record for the highest exit altitude of 127 852 feet. He jumped from a helium balloon located in the Earth's stratosphere (see figure). At that altitude the atmosphere is too thin to breathe, so Baumgartner wore a special pressurized suit. During his free fall toward the earth, he reached a maximum speed of 843.6 mph, which is greater than the speed of sound. This set a record for greatest speed achieved during free fall and also set off a small sonic boom heard by his friends and family on the ground. Assume the effect of air resistance can be neglected and the acceleration due to gravity remains constant during his fall with a value of 9.807 m/s² and calculate the distance he fell before reaching 843.6 mph. ZENITH https://www.redbull.com/int-en/projects/red-bull-stratos

In 2012, Austrian skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, set a record for the highest exit altitude of 127 852 feet. He jumped from a helium balloon located in the Earth's stratosphere (see figure). At that altitude the atmosphere is too thin to breathe, so Baumgartner wore a special pressurized suit. During his free fall toward the earth, he reached a maximum speed of 843.6 mph, which is greater than the speed of sound. This set a record for greatest speed achieved during free fall and also set off a small sonic boom heard by his friends and family on the ground. Assume the effect of air resistance can be neglected and the acceleration due to gravity remains constant during his fall with a value of 9.807 m/s² and calculate the distance he fell before reaching 843.6 mph. ZENITH https://www.redbull.com/int-en/projects/red-bull-stratos

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Lhte In 2012, Austrian skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, set a record for the highest exit altitude of 127 852 feet. He jumped from a helium balloon located in the Earth's stratosphere (see figure). At that altitude the atmosphere is too thin to breathe, so Baumgartner wore a special pressurized suit. During his free fall toward the earth, he reached a maximum speed of 843.6 mph, which is greater than the speed of sound. This set a record for greatest speed achieved during free fall and also set off a small sonic boom heard by his friends and family on the ground. Assume the effect of air resistance can be neglected and the acceleration due to gravity remains constant during his fall with a value of 9.807 m/s² and calculate the distance he fell before reaching 843.6 mph. ZENITH https://www.redbull.com/int-en/projects/red-bull-stratos
Transcribed Image Text:Lhte In 2012, Austrian skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, set a record for the highest exit altitude of 127 852 feet. He jumped from a helium balloon located in the Earth's stratosphere (see figure). At that altitude the atmosphere is too thin to breathe, so Baumgartner wore a special pressurized suit. During his free fall toward the earth, he reached a maximum speed of 843.6 mph, which is greater than the speed of sound. This set a record for greatest speed achieved during free fall and also set off a small sonic boom heard by his friends and family on the ground. Assume the effect of air resistance can be neglected and the acceleration due to gravity remains constant during his fall with a value of 9.807 m/s² and calculate the distance he fell before reaching 843.6 mph. ZENITH https://www.redbull.com/int-en/projects/red-bull-stratos
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Initial velocity (u) = 0 msmaximum velocity (v) = 843.6 mph g = 9.807 ms2 

 

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