QuestionA skydiver falls at 176 feet/second. Calculate his fall speed in feet/minute.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The skydiver is falling at a rate of176 feet per second. We want to convert this rate to feet per minute
STEP 2
We know that there are60 seconds in a minute. So, to convert the falling rate from feet per second to feet per minute, we need to multiply the given rate by the number of seconds in a minute.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the falling rate and the number of seconds in a minute to calculate the falling rate in feet per minute.
STEP 4
Calculate the falling rate in feet per minute.
The skydiver is falling at a rate of10,560 feet per minute.
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