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A skydiver falls 3km in 15s. How fast are they going. i need my answer in meters! (20 PTS)
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A skydiver falls 3km in 15s. How fast are they going. i need my answer in meters! (20 PTS)

User Gary Oldfaber
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Assume the skydiver falls down straight.

Then, as you ask how fast he falls, the answer will be, the speed is not constant.

The speed is proportional with gravitational acceleration g and time passes by.

In other words, v = gt = 9.8t
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