Question
A child of mass M using a parachute reaches a terminal velocity V, with the air resistance directly proportional to the square of the child's velocity. If an adult of mass 3M uses the same parachute under exactly the same conditions, his terminal velocity will be closest to what?
Answers
bobpursley
weight=airfriction=constant(veloctity^2)
so if weight in increases by 3, then velocity increases by sqrt3
so if weight in increases by 3, then velocity increases by sqrt3
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