1.A skydiver jumps from a high flying helicopter. As he falls faster and faster through the air, does the acceleration increases, decreases, or remains the same? Why?
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2.Consider a man and a woman parachuting together from the same altitude. Suppose the man is twice as heavy as the woman and that their same – sized parachutes are opened at the same time. Who will reach the ground first, the man or the woman? Why?
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Answers & Comments
1. Acceleration decreases untill net acceleration becomes zero. Freely falling body in presence of friction ultimately reaches a terminal velocity when the acceleration due to gravity is balanced by the friction force of air.
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