A sky diver jumps from a "perfectly good" plane. Prior to opening their parachute they fell 625 m in 12.5 s, and after opening their parachute they fell an additional 325 m in 125 s. (a) What is their average velocity prior to opening the parachute? (b) What is their average velocity with the parachute opened? (c) What is the average velocity for the entire motion?

A sky diver jumps from a "perfectly good" plane. Prior to opening their parachute they fell 625 m in 12.5 s, and after opening their parachute they fell an additional 325 m in 125 s. (a) What is their average velocity prior to opening the parachute? (b) What is their average velocity with the parachute opened? (c) What is the average velocity for the entire motion?

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

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

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

Chapter3: Motion Along A Straight Line

Section: Chapter Questions

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