Question

A parachutist's rate during a free fall reaches 70 meters per second. What is this rate in feet per second? At this rate, how many feet will the parachutist fall during 5 seconds of free fall? In your computations, assume that 1 meter is equal to 3.3 feet. Do not round your answers.

rate: ? ft/s

distance fallen in 5 seconds?

Answer 1

Assuming 70
`(m)/(s)` is terminal velocity

1 meter = 3.3 ft

so 70 meters = 231


231
`(ft.)/(s)`


231 x 5 = 1155 ft.