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Why do you need air resistance in a parachute ?what happens without it?

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How does air resistance affect acceleration and terminal velocity

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you will fall and die without air resistance in a parachute (so it is necessary)

air resistance slows acceleration down( air resistance increases for an object that is accelerating)

an object that encounters air resistance will eventually reach a terminal velocity (look at newton’s second law)

Why do you need air resistance in a parachute ?what happens without it? And How does-example-1
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