A man descends to the ground from an airplane with the help of a parachute which is hemispherical having a diameter of 4 m against the resistance of air with a uniform velocity of 25 m/s. What is the weight of the man (in N) if the weight of the parachute is 9.81 N? Take Cp = 0.6 and density of air = 1.25 kg/m3. %3D

A man descends to the ground from an airplane with the help of a parachute which is hemispherical having a diameter of 4 m against the resistance of air with a uniform velocity of 25 m/s. What is the weight of the man (in N) if the weight of the parachute is 9.81 N? Take Cp = 0.6 and density of air = 1.25 kg/m3. %3D

Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305084766

Author:Saeed Moaveni

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Chapter10: Force And Force-related Variables In Engineering

Section: Chapter Questions

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