A person with a closed parachute jumps out of an airplane and falls freely for 100m. The parachute then opens and the person decelerates at 2m/s². The person reaches the ground with a speed of 3 m/s. a) How long was the person in the air? b) At what height was the airplane flying?

A person with a closed parachute jumps out of an airplane and falls freely for 100m. The parachute then opens and the person decelerates at 2m/s². The person reaches the ground with a speed of 3 m/s. a) How long was the person in the air? b) At what height was the airplane flying?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

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