Question

Two skydivers jump from a plane at the same timeSkydiver 1 las of 50 kg and Skydiver 2 has a mass of 80 kg. If they both pull their parachute cord when they are 1000 ground which one will have a faster terminal velocity?A) skydiver 1B) sky driver 2C) they fall at the same rate the whole timeD) neither

Answer 1

It's important to know that both skykdivers have the same veloxcity before they pull their parachute because the gravity is the same for both. However, when they open the parachute, the force exerted upside depends on the weight of the person, specifically, the drag force of the parachute is greater if the weight of the skydiver is greater (supposing that that there's no external forces involved).

However, the heavieast person will have greater velocity at the end.

Therefore, the answer is B because skydriver 2 has greater mass.