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A spy jumps from an airplane with his parachute. The spy accelerates downward for sometime when the parachute opens. The acceleration is suddenly checked and the spy slowly falls on the ground. Explain the action of parachute in checking the acceleration.


A spy jumps from an airplane with his parachute. The spy accelerates downward for sometime when the parachute opens. The acceleration is suddenly checked and the spy slowly falls on the ground. Explain the action of parachute in checking the acceleration.

Grade:12

2 Answers

deeksha sharma
40 Points
13 years ago

The area of parachute increased and thus increased the resistance due to air. This decreased the acceleration of the spy.

Devasish Bindani
45 Points
13 years ago

when the parachute is opened it increases the surface area of the total system falling down which in turn increases the air resistance

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