A parachutist is in free fall at a rate of 180 ft/s when he opens his parachute
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A parachutist is in free fall at a rate of 180 ft/s when he opens his parachute at an altitude of 1900 ft. Following a rapid and constant deceleration, he then descends at a constant rate of 44 ft/s from 1800 ft to 100 ft, where he maneuvers the parachute into the wind to further slow his descent. Knowing that the parachutist lands with a negligible downward velocity, determine(a) The time required for the parachutist to land after opening his parachute,(b) The initialdeceleration.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073212227
8th Edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell
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