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DragForceEquation

Fd=DragForce

p=densityofair

Cd=Dragcoefficientofobject

A=Frontalarea

v=velocity

Thisexplainswhytheaccelerationgetsharderasterminalvelocityisapproached.

Forwhenthevelocitydoublesthedragforcequadruples

Thisalsoexplainswhywhentheparachuteonaskydiverisopenedthevelocitydecreasesasthe
dragforceincreasesdramatically

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