Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
 

Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration problem 18


A parachutist jumps out of a stratospheric balloon with a closed parachute at an altitude of and falls towards the ground until he opens the parachute at an altitude of . When falling, he reaches a speed of sound of at an altitude of . Is the air resistance during the to fall negligible?


 

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