SOLUTION: A 54 kg person is parachuting and experiencing a downward accelerations of 1.6 m/s^2. The mass of the parachute is 7.3 kg a) what is the upward force on the open parachute from th

Question 98906: A 54 kg person is parachuting and experiencing a downward accelerations of 1.6 m/s^2. The mass of the parachute is 7.3 kg
a) what is the upward force on the open parachute from the air?
b) what is the magnitude of the downward force on the parachute from the person
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f=ma ... mg-u=ma ... mg-ma=u ... m(g-a)=u ... (54+7.3)(9.8-1.6)=u ... 503 NT=u

a=f/m ... a=(mg-d)/m ... ma=mg-d ...d=mg-ma ... d=m(g-a) ... d=54(9.8-1.6) ... d=443 NT
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