A skydiver weighs 180lbswith equipmentfall verticallydownward from an altitudeof 5000feet. She opens the parachute after 10 seconds of free fall.Assume the air resistance (drag) during free fall is .75dFv=Assume the air resistance (drag) is 12dFv=after the parachute opens.Assume the skydiver drops out of the plane, i.e. the initial velocity is zero. a) Determine the velocity function during freefall. b) Determine the position function during freefall. c) Determine the velocity when the parachute opens. d) Determine the distance the skydiver fell during freefall. e) Determine the velocity function during after the parachute opened. f) Determine the amount of time the skydiver is in the air after the parachute opens.
A skydiver weighs 180lbswith equipmentfall verticallydownward from an altitudeof 5000feet. She opens the parachute after 10 seconds of free fall.Assume the air resistance (drag) during free fall is .75dFv=Assume the air resistance (drag) is 12dFv=after the parachute opens.Assume the skydiver drops out of the plane, i.e. the initial velocity is zero.
a) Determine the velocity function during freefall.
b) Determine the position function during freefall.
c) Determine the velocity when the parachute opens.
d) Determine the distance the skydiver fell during freefall.
e) Determine the velocity function during after the parachute opened.
f) Determine the amount of time the skydiver is in the air after the parachute opens.
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