A 70-kg bicyclist is riding her 15-kg bicycle downhill on a road with a slope of 8° 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 the racing position. Disregarding the rolling resistance and friction at the bearings, determine the terminal velocity of the bicyclist for both positions. Take the air density to be 1.25 kg/m3.

A 70-kg bicyclist is riding her 15-kg bicycle downhill on a road with a slope of 8° 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 the racing position. Disregarding the rolling resistance and friction at the bearings, determine the terminal velocity of the bicyclist for both positions. Take the air density to be 1.25 kg/m3.

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Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

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