Question: The parachutist in the previous two exercises hits the ground (still wearing the parachute!) and is stopped in a distance of 0.10 m. If this

The parachutist in the previous two exercises hits the ground (still wearing the parachute!) and is stopped in a distance of 0.10 m. If this final deceleration is constant, calculate the Gadd Severity Impact of the landing.


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Consider a parachute as a safety device. When the parachute opens, the previously freely falling person typically has reached a speed of about 50. m/s. The parachute slows to a terminal speed of about 10. m/s in 1.3 s. Approximating this set of motions by a constant deceleration, what is the maximum g experienced by the parachutist?

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