Homework Help: Physics

Posted by c on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:54pm.

The U.S army's parachuting team, the Golden Knights, are on a routine jumping mission over a deserted beach. On a jump, a 65 kg Knight lands on the beach with a speed of 4.0 m/s, making a .20 m deep indentation in the sand. With what average force did the parachuter hit the sand?

Physics - bobpursley, Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:59pm
Vf^2=Vi^2+2ad but a= F/mass
solve for force.

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