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A Skydiver When a skydiver jumps from an airplane, his downward velocity increases until the force of gravity matches air resistance. The velocity at which this occurs is known as the terminal velocity. It is the upper limit on the velocity that a skydiver in free fall will attain (in a stable, spread position), and tor a man 01 average size, its value is about 176 feet per second (or 120 miles per hour). A skydiver jumped from an Airplane, and the difference
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b. W hat is the percentage decay rate per second for the velocity difference of the skydiver? Explain in practical terms what this number means.
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d. How long would it take the skydiver to reach 99% of terminal velocity?
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