Which statement best describes what energy transfer diagrams show? Energy can change form, but the total amount of energy stays
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Explanation:
Terminal velocity is given by:
Here, m is the mass of the falling object, g is the gravitational acceleration, is the drag coefficient,
is the fluid density through which the object is falling, and A is the projected area of the object. in this case the projected area is given by:
Recall that drag coefficient for a horizontal skydiver is equal to 1 and air density is .
Without drag contribution the motion of the person is an uniformly accelerated motion, thus:
To develop this problem it is necessary to apply the concepts related to Gravitational Potential Energy.
Gravitational potential energy can be defined as
As M=m, then
Where,
m = Mass
G =Gravitational Universal Constant
R = Distance /Radius
PART A) As half its initial value is u'=2u, then
Therefore replacing we have that,
Re-arrange to find v,
Therefore the velocity when the separation has decreased to one-half its initial value is 816m/s
PART B) With a final separation distance of 2r, we have that
Therefore
Therefore the velocity when they are about to collide is