The pedestrian walkway on the Golden Gate Bridge is about 75 m above the water below. This
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(a) The time it takes an object to fall from the bridge to the water
(b) The speed of the object just before it hits the water. Express your answer to part (b) in meters per second and miles per hour.
(c) Use Equation 3.22 to calculate the terminal speed of a person. Will air drag make it significantly more likely that the person will survive the impact with the water?
Equation 3.22
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