Question

A skydiver is falling at constant velocity. If a force of 600 N is pulling down on the skydiver, how much force must be acting upward on the skydiver?

exactly 600 N
slightly more than 600 N
slightly less than 600 N
exactly 0 N

Answer 1

Well, if the skydiver is at constant velocity, than there’s no acceleration, as stated by Newton’s first law. Thus the total net force would equate to 0. In order to make this statement true, the answer would have to be exactly 600 N.

Answer 2

Force is defined as the product of mass and acceleration .it is a vector quantity. The force acting on the skydiver must be 600 N which should be acting upward.

what is force?

Force is defined as the action on any object that has the ability to change the shape, size, and direction of an object is in motion or in static condition.

It is a vector quantity defined as the product of mass and acceleration. Acceleration is the rate  change of velocity with respect to the time

Force is given by;

$\rm {Force = Mass \times Acceleration}$

As the definition of acceleration if the velocity change is zero in that condition the force acting is zero. that's why force will also be zero

$\rm {F +ma+mg =0 }$

If acceleration is zero in that condition

$\rm {F =-mg }$

$\rm {F = -600 N }$

where - ve shows the direction of force is negative

therefore a force of exactly 600 N is acting upward on the skydiver.

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