A 547g squirrel with a frontal surface area of 0.0145m2 falls to the ground from a 5.3m tree. Assume the density of air is 1.21kg/m3. Neglecting the drag force, what is the velocity, in meters per second, of a 56kg person after falling, from rest, by that same distance?

A 547g squirrel with a frontal surface area of 0.0145m2 falls to the ground from a 5.3m tree. Assume the density of air is 1.21kg/m3. Neglecting the drag force, what is the velocity, in meters per second, of a 56kg person after falling, from rest, by that same distance?

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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