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A parachute on a person jumping from a plane opens and changes the speed of the person from 65m/s to 35m/s in a period of 4.2 seconds. What is the acceleration of the person?
11 years ago

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Damon
acceleration = change in velocity / change in time

= (35 - 65) / 4.2
11 years ago

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