Question

A skydiver of mass 81.5 kg (including outfit and equipment) floats downward suspended from her parachute, having reached terminal speed. The drag coefficient is 0.533, and the
area of her parachute is 20.96 m^2
. The density of air is 1.14 kg/m^3
. What is the air's drag
force on her? (Consider the skydiver and the parachute as one system. Take the upward
direction to be positive.)

Answer 1

Sorry, I wish I could help, but I cant. If you go to Khan Academy and search " physics "
it might help :)

Answer 2

They give you the answer right off so I think you asked the wrong question.

At terminal speed the drag force = the weight = m g = 81.5*9.81 = 800 N

Too easy. They intended to ask for the terminal velocity


Force = (1/2)Cd rho v^2 A = weight = m g
800 =(1/2)(.533)(1.14)(21)v^2
solve for v

Answer 3

I did not answer this because I assumed you had done so. Not much of a help :(

Answer 4

I get about 11.2 m/s

Answer 5

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