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A skydiver of mass 83.7 kg (including outfit and equipment) falls in the spread-eagle posi...

A skydiver of mass 83.7 kg (including outfit and equipment) falls in the spread-eagle position, having reached terminal speed. Her drag coefficient is 0.587, and her surface area that is exposed to the air stream is 1.035 m2. How long does it take her to fall a vertical distance of 296.7 m? (The density of air is 1.14 kg/m3.)

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