Question

5.
The figure shows a man with a parachute.
(a) Name the force which is responsible for his
downward motion. Is it a contact force or a
non-contact force?
(b) Will the man come down with the same speed
without the parachute? Explain.​

Answer 1

Answer:

[a] gravitational force

[b] no

Explanation:

[b]bcz the parachute increases the total mass and hence the gravitational force acting on it decreases it will come down with a much higher speed without parachute

[a]it is a non contact force