A 500-n parachutist opens his chute and experiences an air resistance force of 800 n. the net force on the parachutist is then
2 answers:
Force of 500 N is acting on the parachutist.
Parachutist applies 500 N force in downward direction.
Answer:
300 N upward
Solution:
Parachutist feels air resistance of 800 N.
Thus, 800 N of force is acting in upward direction.
Total force acting on the parachutist is given by,
= air resistance force - force of parachutist
= 800-500
= 300 N
Direction of force is in upward direction because the air resistance force is more than force of parachutist.
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Answer:
The time taken will be 0.553 seconds.
Explanation:
We should start off by finding the force exerted by the rope on the 3kg weight in this case.
Weight of 5kg mass = 5 * 9.81 = 49.05 N
Weight of 3kg mass = 3 * 9.81 = 29.43 N
The force acting upward on the 3kg mass will equal the weight of the 5kg mass. Thus the resultant force acting on the 3kg mass is:
Total force = 49.05 - 29.43 = 19.62 N (upwards)
We can now find the acceleration:
F = m * a
19.62 = 3 * a
a = 6.54 m/s^2
We now use the following equation of motion to get the time taken to travel 1 meter:
t = 0.553 seconds