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viki

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on: Jul 29, 2018

The air resistance of falling is greatly affected by an object's frontal area and

A) mass.
B) weight.
C) speed.

Question 2

When a 500-N parachutist opens his chute and experiences 800 N of air resistance, the net force on him is

A) 300 N downward.
B) 500 N downward.
C) 800 N downward.
D) 300 N upward.
E) 500 N upward.

okolip

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D

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viki

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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018

Thanks

okolip

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Reply #3 on: Jul 29, 2018

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