Falling parachutist A woman bails out of an airplane an altitude of 10,000 ft, falls freely for 20 s, then opens parachute. How long will it take her to reach the grour Assume linear air resistance pv ft/s², taking p without the parachute and p = 1.5 with the parachu

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10. Falling parachutist A woman bails out of an airplane at
an altitude of 10,000 ft, falls freely for 20 s, then opens her
parachute. How long will it take her to reach the ground?
Assume linear air resistance pv ft/s², taking p
without the parachute and p
(Suggestion: First determine her height above the ground
and velocity when the parachute opens.)
0.15
||
1.5 with the parachute.
Transcribed Image Text:10. Falling parachutist A woman bails out of an airplane at an altitude of 10,000 ft, falls freely for 20 s, then opens her parachute. How long will it take her to reach the ground? Assume linear air resistance pv ft/s², taking p without the parachute and p (Suggestion: First determine her height above the ground and velocity when the parachute opens.) 0.15 || 1.5 with the parachute.
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