Answer to Question #275354 in Physics for Vip

Question

A skydiver who's jumped from an airplane has reached a terminal speed of 40.8 m/s . How long will it take them to fall 478 meters? Round to one decimal places if needed.

Answer 1

Given:

$v=40.8\:\rm m/s=const$

$d=478\:\rm m$

$t-?$

The required time

$$t=\frac{d}{v}=\rm\frac{478\: m}{40.8\:s}=11.7\: s$$