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Terminal Velocity.
Terminal Velocity.
The average upward force exerted by the water can be calculated using the impulse-momentum theorem. First, find the diver's initial velocity before hitting the water using kinematic equations. Then, use the formula F_avg = mΔv/Δt, where m is the diver's mass, Δv is the change in velocity, and Δt is the time over which the force is applied.
Any force will cause change in velocity if it isn't canceled by an equal, opposite force.
Any force will cause a change in velocity if it's not canceled by an equal opposite force.
An unbalanced force is required to change the velocity of a body at rest or in motion. This force causes acceleration, either speeding up, slowing down, or changing the direction of the body.
Terminal velocity is when air drag stops you from going any faster when falling. A heavier person will fall with greater force than the light sky diver falls at. So the heavier skydiver will require more force from air in order to keep him/her at terminal velocity
After the diver jumps forward from the diving board, the force of gravity will act vertically downwards, accelerating the diver towards the water. The forward motion of the diver will continue unless another force, like air resistance or the water, acts in the opposite direction to slow them down.
The reaction force to Earth's gravity on the diver is the gravitational attraction that the diver exerts back on Earth. According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the Earth pulls the diver down, and the diver also pulls the Earth up with an equal force.
When an object has a net force acting on it, its velocity changes. The object will accelerate in the direction of the net force if the force is in the same direction as the object's velocity, decelerate if it's in the opposite direction, or change direction if the force is perpendicular to its velocity.
yes, viscous force is present in air. it is proportional to the velocity and area of the body and acts in the opposite direction of velocity.
When a skydiver reaches terminal velocity, the force of weight acting downwards on the skydiver is equal to the force of drag acting upwards. This means that there is no net force acting on the skydiver, resulting in a constant velocity rather than acceleration.