Question: (a) Formulate the ODE for a parachutist, falling under gravity, with velocity v(t), for a viscous drag force model given by Fd = kv(t)j,

(a) Formulate the ODE for a parachutist, falling under gravity, with velocity  

(a) Formulate the ODE for a parachutist, falling under gravity, with velocity v(t), for a viscous drag force model given by Fd = kv(t)j, v(0) = 0. (b) Outline all the steps towards the solution v(t). (c) Find the terminal velocity for a 70kg parachutist with viscous drag k = 60, g = 10

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