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Being a layman, this will be a lay answer until an expert, or skydiver improves it. As I recall, the acceleration of gravity is 32 feet per second per second. My calculations suggest that in a vacuum, the skydiver's velocity would be 288 feet per second, or 196 miles per hour. However, since the diver is falling through the air of the atmosphere, there is frictional resistance, resulting in what is called drag, which limits the falling speed. Depending on the weight of the diver, the size and amount of loose clothing the diver wears, there will be a limited maximum speed of fall, refered to as terminal velocity, generally in the range of 120 to 125 miles per hour.
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What is a skydivers average velocity for the first 3 seconds?
The average velocity for the first 3 seconds of a skydiver's free fall would depend on the initial speed, air resistance, and gravitational acceleration, but generally, it could be around 55-60 m/s.
Does a skydivers decreases her acceleration when falling 5 seconds before reaching her terminal velocity?
No, a skydiver's acceleration remains constant as they fall towards their terminal velocity. This is because terminal velocity is the point at which the forces of gravity and air resistance are balanced, resulting in a constant velocity.
What is the terminal velocity of skydivers?
187 miles per hour.
Why do skydivers reach terminal velocity?
Skydivers reach terminal velocity because as they fall, the force of gravity pulling them downward is balanced by air resistance pushing upward. At terminal velocity, these forces are equal, so the skydiver stops accelerating and falls at a constant speed.
A skydiver slows down from 65 ms by opening the parachute if this takes 0.75 seconds what is the skydivers acceration?
To calculate this, you divide the change in velocity, by the time.
Skydivers spend the first several seconds of their jump in freefall?
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Do all skydivers fall at the same speed?
No, skydivers fall at different speeds depending on their body position and weight. However, experienced skydivers often aim for a terminal velocity of around 120 mph (193 km/h) to maximize their control and safety during freefall.
What is the skydivers velocity after two seconds?
We'll assume you mean 2 seconds AFTER he's jumped from the plane. A good estimate would be 9.8m/s times 2 (9.8m/s/s times 2 seconds -- the standard value of the acceleration due to gravity). In two seconds, the velocity would be low enough that air resistance could probably be ignored for purposes of answering your homework. So try 19.6 m/s, unless your teacher gave your data on the air resistance of the sky diver.
What is a skydivers velocity after 2 seconds?
Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s/s, which is the same as 9.8m/s2. An acceleration of 9.8m/s/s means that with each passing second, the velocity of the skydiver increases by 9.8m/s. Therefore, after two seconds. a skydiver's velocity would be 19.6m/s. The acceleration will continue at 9.8m/s/s until the skydiver reaches terminal velocity, at which point the weight of the skydiver and the air resistance will be balanced, so the net force acting on the skydiver will be zero, at which point there will be no further acceleration.
What is a skydivers downwords velocity after 1 second when falling from a hovering helicopter?
Neglecting air resistance his velocity after 1 second will be 9.81 m/sec or 32.2 ft/sec.
What velocity does the student have after five seconds?
Velocity increases after 5 seconds
A skydiver slows down from 54 m s to 4 m s by opening his parachute this takes 0.75 seconds what is the skydivers acceleration?
He will decelerate (meaning an acceleration in the direction opposite of current velocity) at a rate of (54 m/s - 4 m/s)/.75 seconds = 66.67 m/s2. This is about 6.8 Gs.
