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3 years ago

How does opening a parachute slow the fall rate of a skydiver?

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nexus9112 [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

the air is being stopped in the pocket of the parachutes theys why the parachute has a certain shape so that the air that gets caught inside of it as the skydiver goes down slows down the landing

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The diagram for this question is shown on the first uploaded image

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The initial speed of block A is $u_A$

The final speed of block A is $v_A = \frac{1}{2}u_A$

The initial speed of block B is $u_B = 0$

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