During the time when the skydiver is accelerating, the kinetic energy of the skydiver will be increasing. This is because kinetic energy is directly proportional to the square of the velocity (KE = 0.5 * m * v^2), and as the velocity increases, the kinetic energy also increases.
However, once the skydiver reaches a constant speed of 50 m/s, their kinetic energy will remain constant. This is because the kinetic energy depends on the velocity squared, and since the velocity is no longer changing, the kinetic energy will not change either.
A skydiver jumps out of a plane and begins to accelerate increases to 20 m s them 30ms his acceleration slows until he reaches aching constant speed of 50 Ms which statement correctly describes his kinetic energy during this time
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