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1. Newton's 1st Law: A skydiver opened their parachute and now experiences a force of gravity of -450 N (down) and a force of air resistance of +450N (up). a) What is the net force (sum) acting on the
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1. Newton's 1st Law: A skydiver opened their parachute and now experiences a force of gravity of -450 N (down) and a force of air resistance of +450N (up).

a) What is the net force (sum) acting on the skydiver?

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Net force is zero, so skydiver continues to fall at a constant velocity (called terminal velocity)
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