If velocity is decreasing, then acceleration is in the direction
opposite to the velocity.
If the object is moving in the direction that you call 'positive',
then acceleration is negative.
39.2 J
Explanation:
Step 1:
To find the potential energy the following formula is used.
Potential Energy = m × g × h
Where,
m = Mass
g = Acceleration due to gravity
h = Height
Step 2:
Here m = 4 kg, g = 9.8 m/s², h = 1 m
Potential Energy = ( 4 × 9.8 × 1)
= 39.2 J
a) 0.94 m
The work done by the snow to decelerate the paratrooper is equal to the change in kinetic energy of the man:

where:
is the force applied by the snow
d is the displacement of the man in the snow, so it is the depth of the snow that stopped him
m = 68 kg is the man's mass
v = 0 is the final speed of the man
u = 55 m/s is the initial speed of the man (when it touches the ground)
and where the negative sign in the work is due to the fact that the force exerted by the snow on the man (upward) is opposite to the displacement of the man (downward)
Solving the equation for d, we find:

b) -3740 kg m/s
The magnitude of the impulse exerted by the snow on the man is equal to the variation of momentum of the man:

where
m = 68 kg is the mass of the man
is the change in velocity of the man
Substituting,

A free electron is one which has become detached from a covalent bond between two atoms and is able to move around from atom to atom and possibly take part in electric current flow.
Answer:
The speed of water must be expelled at 6.06 m/s
Explanation:
Neglecting any drag effects of the surrounding water we can assume the linear momentum in this case is conserves, that is, the total initial momentum of the octopus and the water kept in it cavity should be equal to the total final linear momentum. That's known as conservation of momentum, mathematically expressed as:

with Pi the total initial momentum and Pf the final total momentum. The total momentum is the sum of the momentums of the individual objects, in our case the octopus and the mass of water that will be expelled:

with Po the momentum of the octopus and Pw the momentum of expelled water. Linear momentum is defined as mass times velocity:

Note that initially the octopus has the water in its cavity and both are at rest before it sees the predator so
:

We should find the final velocity of water if the final velocity of the octopus is 2.70 m/s, solving for
:


The minus sign indicates the velocity of the water is opposite the velocity of the octopus.