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A skydiver jumps from an airplane at an altitude of 12,000 feet. after 42 seconds she reaches 4608 feet and opens her parachute. what was her average velocity during her descent

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average velocity = (12000-4608)/42 = 176 ft/s
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I think its a 176 feet per second
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