A skydiver jumps out of an aeroplane and begins to fall. (a) The skydiver’s parachute deploys and, from a height of 1 800 m, the skydiver falls with a constant speed of 26 km/hr. How long does it take for the skydiver to fall to the ground from this height? (1 mark) (b) At a height of 1 800 m the skydiver accidently lets go of a camera (with an initial downward speed of 26 km/hr). What speed is the camera travelling at when it hits the ground? Ignore air resistance acting on the camera. (c) If the camera had a horizontal speed of 15 m/s when it was released, how far would it land from the point immediately below where it was dropped? Again ignore air resistance.
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