a. Consider two parachutists, a heavy person and a light person, who jump from the same altitude with parachutes of the same size. Which person reaches terminal speed first? Which person has the greater terminal speed? Which person reach the ground first? If there were no air resistance, as on the moon, how would your answers to these questions differ?

a. Consider two parachutists, a heavy person and a light person, who jump from the same altitude with parachutes of the same size. Which person reaches terminal speed first? Which person has the greater terminal speed? Which person reach the ground first? If there were no air resistance, as on the moon, how would your answers to these questions differ?

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