A parachutist of mass 73 kg jumps from an airplane.?

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A parachutist of mass 73 kg jumps from an airplane.?

After 10 seconds her parachute opens and the force of air resistance is 89 N. What is the net force on the parachutist at that time? Thank you!

2006-09-18 13:51:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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She weighs 73 kg X 9.8 m/s^2 = 715.4 N. The parachute restrains her with a force of 89 N. Net force is 626.4 N

ben s says 84 kg. kg is mass, not force.

2006-09-18 14:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

84kg

2006-09-18 13:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋