Question

A skydiver jumps out of a hovering helicopter, so there is no forward velocity. Use this information to

answer questions 1 to 9. Ignore wind resistance for this exercise.

What is the skydiver’s acceleration ?

Answer 1

Acceleration due to gravity
`9.81\ m/s^2`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Initial velocity
`v_i` is zero.

And the magnitude of velocity increases as he falls down toward the earth. It means the skydiver is under the condition of free-falling.

Also, there is no external force except the effect of gravity. That is taking skydiver downward because of acceleration due to gravity.

So, his acceleration will be the acceleration due to gravity
`9.81\ m/s^2`