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What is the net force in the parachutist ?

What is the net force in the parachutist ?-example-1
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Force = mass x acceleration (F=ma)
When the parachutist reaches terminal velocity they are moving at a constant speed and no longer accelerating so acceleration (a) would be 0

so F would also be 0 since anything multiplied by 0 = 0

this would also mean that Fdrag must exactly balance Fg
so Fdrag would = -Fg, so Fdrag would be -850 N
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