So i know when an object is falling down to earth its 9.8m/s, well say a person is falling for 15 seconds and the person weighs 150 pounds would the person weight add to the speed that the person would achieve while falling to earth?
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So, the acceleration due to gravity actually 9.8 meters per second *squared* — that is, something’s velocity increases by 9.8 meters per second every second (up to its terminal velocity).
To answer the direct question: no, a person’s weight will not significantly influence that terminal velocity. It has a lot more to do with shape and mass distribution than it does sheer mass.
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