A skydiver weighs 500 N, and has a mass of 50 kg. The skydiver jumps out of a plane, and falls through air. As the skydiver continues to fall and speed up, the air drag on them increases. After they've sped up to a certain speed, the force of air drag is 500 N upward on them.
What will now happen to the sky diver once the air drag equals their weight?
(CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)
[ ] Their velocity will decrease
[ ] Their acceleration becomes zero
[ ] They will stop in mid air
[ ] Their velocity will increase
[ ] They will maintain constant velocity from then on
[ ] They will still accelerate, but at less than "g"
[ ] They will no longer accelerate
2006-11-30
07:21:19
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James W
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