How can understanding free fall be useful for activities like skydiving?

In summary, free fall is when something (like a cat, person, or satellite) falls from a high place without being pulled by an external force. It is important in emergency situations because people need to know how to calculate things like the velocity and height of a jumping object.
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wordsand
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Homework Statement


What are the applications of free fall in our daily life?

Homework Equations


How is it applied?

The Attempt at a Solution


One example is sky diving,I need to know more.
A sky diver must have knowledge on the concept of free fall
like what position he/she should be into increase or decrease acceleration and
when to open the parachute.
 
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Examples of free fall are pretty much anywhere. A cat launching themselves off a windowsill, for example. Take 5 minutes and look around your apartment or house and you should be able to come up with many.
 
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Yes, but I was thinking perhaps the important applications of Free Fall.
I mean, people need to know stuff about free fall for rescues and emergency packs.
calculating stuff about a jumping cat or a kid playing ball isn't really that important..I think.
 
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wordsand said:
Yes, but I was thinking perhaps the important applications of Free Fall.
I mean, people need to know stuff about free fall for rescues and emergency packs.
calculating stuff about a jumping cat or a kid playing ball isn't really that important..I think.

That was not the question you asked. You asked about applications of free fall in daily life. If you meant something different, perhaps you should have been more accurate with your question.
 
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Water free falling onto you from your shower perhaps? I see leaves in free fall from the trees in my backyard. A raw pizza dough that has been tossed up into the air and falls back down. I suppose you could use a woman jumping from a burning building into the safety of the fire net. However that does not seem so everyday to me. Perhaps you could make a case that satellites are free falling around the earth. Good luck.
 
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okay, thanks
 
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fss said:
That was not the question you asked. You asked about applications of free fall in daily life. If you meant something different, perhaps you should have been more accurate with your question.

Yeah, guess I should have been clearer...sorry but thanks anyways.
 

Related to How can understanding free fall be useful for activities like skydiving?

1. What is free fall application?

Free fall application refers to the study and analysis of objects in free fall, which is the motion of an object under the sole influence of gravity with no other forces acting on it. It is commonly used in physics to understand the principles of motion and acceleration.

2. How is free fall application used in everyday life?

Free fall application is used in many real-life situations, such as when objects are dropped from a height, when skydivers jump out of an airplane, or when an elevator is in free fall. It is also used in sports, such as in bungee jumping and skiing, to understand the forces acting on the body during free fall.

3. What factors affect free fall application?

The main factor that affects free fall application is the acceleration due to gravity, which is approximately 9.8 meters per second squared on Earth. Other factors that may affect free fall include air resistance, which can slow down the acceleration of an object, and the mass and shape of the object.

4. How is free fall application calculated?

The equation for calculating free fall application is: distance = 1/2 x acceleration x time^2. This equation takes into account the acceleration due to gravity and the time the object has been in free fall. The resulting distance is measured in meters.

5. What is the difference between free fall and terminal velocity?

Free fall refers to the motion of an object under the sole influence of gravity, whereas terminal velocity is the maximum velocity an object can achieve when falling through a fluid, such as air. In free fall, there is no opposing force, while in terminal velocity, the force of air resistance balances out the force of gravity.

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