Question

At what point, if any, during a dive is a skydiver experiencing complete freefal? Explain. (1 point)•skydiver will experience complete freefall the moment right before they jump out of the plane because they are free to start fallingat any moment.•A skydiver will experience complete freefall when they first jump out of the plane because they only experience air resistance oncethey deploy their parachute.•A skydiver will never experience complete freefall until after they have deployed their parachute because they are now falling at asafe speed for their landingA skydiver will never experience complete freefall because as soon as they start their dive, they will experience air resistance.

Answer 1

To find:

Which of the given statements is true.

Step-by-step explanation:

The free fall is defined as the motion of an object under the influence of only gravitational force. In free fall, there will be no forces, except gravitational force acting on the object.

When the skydiver jumps, gravity will pull the diver downwards. And the air resistance due to the air in the atmosphere will oppose this motion of the diver. Thus there will be two forces acting on the diver, gravity and the air resistance. Thus the skydiver will never experience free fall.

Final answer:

Thus the correct answer is option D.