A 70 kg bicyclist is riding her 15 kg bicycle downhill on a road with a slope of 80 without pedaling or braking. The bicyclist has a frontal area of 0.45 m2 and a drag coefficient of 1.1 in the upright position, and a frontal area of 0.4 m2 and a drag coefficient of 0.9 in a racing position. If the downhill speed of the bicyclist (terminal velocity) can be determined when the total force acting on the “body” in the direction of movement is equal to zero, determine the percentage of down

A 70 kg bicyclist is riding her 15 kg bicycle downhill on a road with a slope of 80 without pedaling or braking. The bicyclist has a frontal area of 0.45 m2 and a drag coefficient of 1.1 in the upright position, and a frontal area of 0.4 m2 and a drag coefficient of 0.9 in a racing position. If the downhill speed of the bicyclist (terminal velocity) can be determined when the total force acting on the “body” in the direction of movement is equal to zero, determine the percentage of down

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter5: Newton's Laws Of Motion

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