Answer: 4.8 s
Explanation:
We have the following data:
the mass of the raft
the force applied by Sawyer
the raft's final speed
the raft's initial speed (assuming it starts from rest)
We have to find the time
Well, according to Newton's second law of motion we have:
(1)
Where is the acceleration, which can be expressed as:
(2)
Substituting (2) in (1):
(3)
Where
Isolating from (3):
(4)
Finally:
Answer: 52 kg skydiver: 9.09 m/s and 522.55 s
95 kg skydiver: 12.3 m/s and 386.2 s
Explanation: <u>Drag</u> <u>Force</u> is an opposite force when an object is moving in a fluid.
For skydivers, when falling through the air, the forces acting on it are gravitational and drag forces. At a certain point, drag force equals gravitational force, which is constant on any part of the planet, producing a net force that is zero. Since there is no net force, there is no acceleration and, consequently, velocity is constant. When that happens, the person reached the <u>Terminal</u> <u>Velocity</u>.
Drag Force and Velocity are proportional to the squared speed. So, terminal velocity is given by:
where
m is mass in kg
g is acceleration due to gravitational force in m/s²
ρ is density of the fluid in kg/m³
C is drag coefficient
A is area of the object in the fluid in m²
Calculating:
The 52kg skydiver has terminal velocity of:
9.09
The 95kg skydiver's terminal velocity is
12.3
The 52 kg and 95kg skydivers' terminal velocity are 9.09m/s and 12.3m/s, respectively.
The time each one will reach the floor will be:
52 kg at 9.09 m/s:
t = 522.5
95 kg at 12.3 m/s:
t = 386.2
The 52 kg and 95kg skydivers' time to reach the floor are 522.5 s and 386.2 s, respectively.