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now lets look at a skydiver who jumps out of a plane that has a forward velocity of 40 m/s. ignore air resistance. After 1 second, what is the skydivers forward velocity?
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now lets look at a skydiver who jumps out of a plane that has a forward velocity of 40 m/s. ignore air resistance. After 1 second, what is the skydivers forward velocity?

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If there's no air resistance, then there's nothing that has any effect on his forward
velocity. It's still 40 m/s forward, and it WILL be until he hits the ground.

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