Answer: 
Explanation:
Centripetal acceleration 
is calculated by the following equation:
Where:
is the Earth's orbital speed
is the orbital radius
gravitational potential is directly proportional to the height of the object relative to a reference line and is given as
PE = mgh
where m = mass of object , g = acceleration due to
gravity and h = height of the object above the reference line .
as the skydiver falls , its height above the ground decrease and hence the gravitational potential energy of the skydiver decrease.
as per conservation of energy , total energy of the skydiver must remain constant all the time . hence the decrease in potential energy appears as increase in kinetic energy by same amount to keep the total energy constant
KE + PE = Total energy
so as the skydiver falls , it gains speed and hence the kinetic energy of skydiver increase since kinetic energy is directly proportional to the square of the speed.
when the parachute opens, the skydiver experience force in upward which tries to balance the weight of the skydiver. hence the speed of the skydiver decrease until upward force becomes equal to the downward force. hence the kinetic energy decrease just after the parachute opens
Answer:
Explanation: find the attached solution below
Answer:
5 m/s2, left
Explanation:
We can solve the problem by applying Newton's second law of motion, which states that:
where:
is the net force acting on an object
m is the mass of the object
a is its acceleration
In this problem, we have:
(to the left) is the net force on the object
m = 2.0 kg is the mass
So, the acceleration is:
in the same direction as the force (left).
