A sky diver jumps from a "perfectly good" plane. Prior to opening their parachute they fell 625 m in 12.5 s, and after opening their parachute they fell an additional 325 m in 125 s. (a) What is their average velocity prior to opening the parachute? (b) What is their average velocity with the parachute opened? (c) What is the average velocity for the entire motion?

A sky diver jumps from a "perfectly good" plane. Prior to opening their parachute they fell 625 m in 12.5 s, and after opening their parachute they fell an additional 325 m in 125 s. (a) What is their average velocity prior to opening the parachute? (b) What is their average velocity with the parachute opened? (c) What is the average velocity for the entire motion?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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