Question

A falling 50-kg skydiver experiences an upward acceleration of 6.2 m/s2 when she opens her parachute. Show (by calculation) how much drag force is produced by the parachute.

How would I calculate this?

Answer 1

I am not certain if you mean just the upward acceleration component of net force, or if you mean she had a net upward acceleration (unusual when falling).

Assuming just the upward component..
F=ma=50*6.2 N

Answer 2

I did this in a previous post. I said Fdrag - mg = ma
Not really sure which they're asking for.