A 75 kg skydiver has just leapt from an aircraft and is in free fall before air…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A 75 kg skydiver has just leapt from an aircraft and is in free fall before air resistance becomes significant. Determine the reading, in newtons, of a spring scale attached between the skydiver and the harness during this interval.

Related theory

Law of Inertia
Newton's First Law & Inertia
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Newton's laws of motion
Newton's first law and inertia
Laws of Motion
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