Question

Why does a parachute descend slowly?​

Answer 1

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See friend .. a parachute descend slowly because it has a large surface area coming down fast so the air which collides with that surface exerts force on that surface in upwards direction so its speed of coming down also gets reduced and the net resultant downwards force becomes less and hence it comes down slowly.

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Answer 2

• One of the reasons, for its slow descent, is its natural symmetrical shape.

• Parachutes use a large canopy to increase air resistance.

• The air  exerts force on the surface in upwards direction.

• Parachutes are designed to reduce  terminal velocity by about 90 percent.

• An upward net force on a downward falling object would cause that object to slow down.