A 80-kg skydiver has a speed of 70 m/s at an altitude of 870 m above the ground. (a) Find the kinetic energy possessed by the skydiver. (b) Find the potential energy possessed by the skydiver. (c) Find the total mechanical energy possessed by the skydiver. Draw the illustration and free-body diagram
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A 80-kg skydiver has a speed of 70 m/s at an altitude of 870 m above the ground.
(a) Find the kinetic energy possessed by the skydiver.
(b) Find the potential energy possessed by the skydiver.
(c) Find the total mechanical energy possessed by the skydiver.
Draw the illustration and free-body diagram.
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