SOLUTION: The acceleration due to gravity is -9.8meters/s2. How many seconds will it take a skydiver with an initial velocity of 0 meters/s to reach a final velocity of 100 meters/s?

Question 312285: The acceleration due to gravity is -9.8meters/s2. How many seconds will it take a skydiver with an initial velocity of 0 meters/s to reach a final velocity of 100 meters/s?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


If we take upward as positive and downward as negative then a = -9.8 m/s�
and the final velocity, which is downward is -100 m/s.








Edwin

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