Question

What is force of a skydiver who has a mass of 100kg and accelerates at a speed of 9.8m/s2?​

Answer 1

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9.8 m/s/s, down

9.8 m/s/s, downThe force of gravity acts downward with a magnitude of m•g = (0.250 kg) •(9.8 m/s/s) = 2.45 N.

explanation

There is only one force upon the ball - the force of gravity. (Air resistance is negligible; the ball is not on a surface, so there is no friction or normal force; the applied force which projects it into motion does not act upon the ball during its trajectory; there are no springs, strings, wires, or cables attached so there is neither a tension force nor a spring force.) The force of gravity acts downward with a magnitude of m•g = (0.250 kg) •(9.8 m/s/s) = 2.45 N. The net force is 2.45 N; when divided by mass, the acceleration can be found. a = Fnet / m = (2.45 N, down) / (0.250 kg) = 9.8 m/s/s, down

Answer 2

9.8 m/s/s, down

9.8 m/s/s, downThe force of gravity acts downward with a magnitude of m•g = (0.250 kg) •(9.8 m/s/s) = 2.45 N.

explanation

There is only one force upon the ball - the force of gravity. (Air resistance is negligible; the ball is not on a surface, so there is no friction or normal force; the applied force which projects it into motion does not act upon the ball during its trajectory; there are no springs, strings, wires, or cables attached so there is neither a tension force nor a spring force.) The force of gravity acts downward with a magnitude of m•g = (0.250 kg) •(9.8 m/s/s) = 2.45 N. The net force is 2.45 N; when divided by mass, the acceleration can be found. a = Fnet / m = (2.45 N, down) / (0.250 kg) = 9.8 m/s/s, down