Homework Help: physics

Posted by 123 on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 6:19pm.

A skydiver jumps out of a ;lane 3 km in the air and reaches terminal velocity after falling for 15 seconds. If he falls at a constant speed the rest of the way to the ground, how long will he have been in the air total?

physics - bobpursley, Monday, May 23, 2011 at 7:22pm
I dont think it can be solved unless you consider what the friction was as it started to fall, it obviously was not falling that initial period at the rate of g.

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