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Homework Statement
Two packages are dropped from an airplane. A parachute can increase the cross sectional area of each packages by a factor of 31. The parachute on package 1 fails to open, and the terminal speed of package 1 is 10 m/s. The parachute on package 2 opens.
What is the terminal speed of package 2 in m/s?
Homework Equations
Unsure, considering the problem gave very few numbers to work with.
R = ½CρAv2
The Attempt at a Solution
I figured since A (cross sectional area) is inversely proportional to vterminal2, that you would square package 1's vterminal (to get 100 m/s) and then divide by 31. I haven't submitted my answer yet so I'm not sure if it's right.