2013Q4On a windy day, a parachutist of mass 85 kg jumps from an aeroplane.Fig. 3.1 shows the parachutist falling through the air at a constant vertical velocity of 8.4 m/sdownwards.8.4 m/sFig. 3.1 horizontal velocity of 6.3m/s.direction of the resultant velocity of the parachutist.size =direction =(iii) Calculate the kinetic energy of the parachutist.KS VENTkinetic energy =

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On a windy day, a parachutist of mass 85 kg jumps from an aeroplane. Fig. 3.1 shows the parachutist falling through the air at a constant vertical velocity of 8.4m/s downwards.

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