A Skydiver Leaps from a Helicopter Hovering High Above the Ground.Her

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Essay

A skydiver leaps from a helicopter hovering high above the ground.Her velocity t sec later and before deploying her parachute is given by where is measured in meters per second.What is her terminal velocity? Hint: Evaluate

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