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ad-work [718]
3 years ago
7

The terminal speed of a sky diver is 163 km/h in the spread-eagle position and 325 km/h in the nosedive position. Assuming that

the diver's drag coefficient C does not change from one position to the other, find the ratio of the effective cross-sectional area A in the slower position to that in the faster position.
Physics
1 answer:
babymother [125]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

\frac{A_1}{A_2}=3.97549776055

Explanation:

The equation for terminal velocity is v_t=\sqrt{\frac{2mg}{\rho AC_d}}, where m is the mass of the sky diver, g the gravitational acceleration, \rho the air density, A the effective cross-sectional area and C_d the drag coefficient.

It will be easier if we write this as v_t^2 A=\frac{2mg}{\rho C_d} and realize that for both situations the right hand side of that formula will be the same. This means that v_{t1}^2 A_1=v_{t2}^2 A_2=\frac{2mg}{\rho C_d}, so the ratio of the effective cross-sectional area A in the slower position (A_1 for v_{t1}=163 km/h) to that in the faster position (A_2 for v_{t2}=325 km/h) will be \frac{A_1}{A_2}=\frac{v_{t2}^2}{v_{t1}^2}=3.97549776055

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