Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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Chapter 6, Problem 36P
The terminal speed of a sky diver is 160 km/h in the spread-eagle position and 310 km/h in the nosedive position. Assuming that the diver’s drag coefficient C does not change from one position to the other, find the ratio of the effective cross-sectional area A in the slower position to that in the faster position.
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