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A sky-diver steps out from a helicopter and falls 5s before reaching her terminal velocity of 50 mi/h. Her acceleration just before reaching terminal velocity is what?

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zero
terminal velocity means constant speed down, no acceleration so approaching terminal velocity means approaching zero acceleration

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