A person jumps from a window 57 meters high and is caught in a firefighter's net which stretches 0.6 meter. To the nearest tenth of a m/s^2, what is the magnitude of the person's acceleration in the net?

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bobpursley · Answer

mgh=f*d=mad solve for a

John · Answer

Bobpursley, if you could, would be able to elaborate on what you mean by "mgh=f*d=mad"

I am new to physics and I have pretty much this same exact problem for my homework and I can't figure it out on my own. I have searched the book and nothing that is in the book that has been covered thus far seems to click as for how I can solve this problem.