A parachutist has a mass of 70 kg. His parachute has a mass of 10 kg Watch eut dan thin all you have to de 70 and 10. Weyht you'e afler, net ma a) What is their combined weight? b) At the time this picture was taken, the force upwards due to air resistance was 670 N. What was the resultant force downwards? c) What was the parachutist's acceleration at that point in time?

A parachutist has a mass of 70 kg. His parachute has a mass of 10 kg Watch eut dan thin all you have to de 70 and 10. Weyht you'e afler, net ma a) What is their combined weight? b) At the time this picture was taken, the force upwards due to air resistance was 670 N. What was the resultant force downwards? c) What was the parachutist's acceleration at that point in time?

University Physics Volume 1

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Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter5: Newton's Law Of Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

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