A paraglider is flying horizontally at a constant speed.Assume that only two forces act on it in the vertical direction,its weight and a vertical lift force exerted on its wings by theair. The lift force has a magnitude of 1800 N. (a) What is the magnitude and direction of the force that theparaglider exerts on the earth ? (b)If the lift force should suddenly decrease to 1200 N, whatwould be the vertical acceleration of the glider ? For bothquestions, take the upward direction to be the + y direction.

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A paraglider is flying horizontally at a constant speed.Assume that only two forces act on it in the vertical direction,its weight and a vertical lift force exerted on its wings by theair. The lift force has a magnitude of 1800 N.  (a) What is the magnitude and direction of the force that theparaglider exerts on the earth ?  (b)If the lift force should suddenly decrease to 1200 N, whatwould be the vertical acceleration of the glider ? For bothquestions, take the upward direction to be the + y direction.

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Let us assume that the skier is falling in the - y direction The Lift force Flift=1800N There are two forces acting on him, 1) the Lift forceacting upwards 2) his wight acting downwards The Net Force ∑Fy=mg−Flift According to Newton&#039;s second law, ∑Fy=may Or ay=mg−Fliftm =mg−1800m Or ay=g−1800m b) If the vertical lift is reduced to 1200N, ay=g−1200m

A paraglider is flying horizontally at a constant speed.Assume that only two forces act on it in the vertical direction,its weight and a vertical lift

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