Question

Andrew is a professional skydiver who just jumped out of an airplane. The force of gravity on Andrew is 600 N down. When he opens up the parachute, the force of air resistance is 750 N up. The magnitude and direction of the net force is and forces are:

A. 1350 Newtons up, balanced
B. 1850 Newtons down, unbalanced
C. 150 Newtons up, unbalanced
D. 150 Newtons down, unbalanced

Answer 1

The net force on Andrew, the skydiver, when he opens his parachute is 150 Newtons upwards, resulting in unbalanced forces. The correct option is C. 150 Newtons up, unbalanced.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is Physics, and it pertains to the concept of forces and motion, specifically Newton's laws of motion and the forces experienced by a skydiver. When considering the forces acting on Andrew, the skydiver, we have a gravitational force of 600 N acting downwards and an air resistance force of 750 N acting upwards once he opens his parachute. To find the net force, we subtract the smaller force from the larger force in the direction of the larger force. So, the net force would be 750 N (upwards) - 600 N (downwards) = 150 N (upwards). Therefore, the magnitude and direction of the net force are 150 Newtons upwards and the forces are unbalanced.