SITUATION 3. A person jumps from a cliff and is falling straight down at 30m/s when her parachute opens. From then on, her downward acceleration is approximately a = g - Cv², where g = 9.81m/s² and C is a constant. After an initial "transient" period, she descends at a nearly constant velocity of 5m/s. a. What is the value of C? b. What maximum deceleration is the sky diver subjected to?
SITUATION 3. A person jumps from a cliff and is falling straight down at 30m/s when her parachute opens. From then on, her downward acceleration is approximately a = g - Cv², where g = 9.81m/s² and C is a constant. After an initial "transient" period, she descends at a nearly constant velocity of 5m/s. a. What is the value of C? b. What maximum deceleration is the sky diver subjected to?
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