Question: Suppose that a parachutist wtih linear drage ( m = 7 0 kg , c = 1 2 . 5 kg / s ) jumps

Suppose that a parachutist wtih linear drage (m=70kg, c=12.5 kg/s) jumps from an airplane flying at an altitude of 200 m with a horizontal velocity of 180ms relative to the ground.
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(a) Write a system of four differential equations for x,y,vx=dxdt and vy=dydt.
(b) If the initial horizontal position is defined as x=0, use Euler's methods with t=1s to compute the jumper's position over the first 10s.
(c) Develop plots of y versus t and y versus x. Use the plot to graphically estimate when and where the jumper would hit the ground if the chute failed to open.
(d) At what angle would the parachutist be traveling in the last whole second before impact?
Requirements for answers
(1) Write the differential equations for x,y,v_(x), and v_(y) ;
(2) Write the numerical difference equations for x,y,v_(x) and v_(y) based on the Euler's method
(3) Solve for x,y,v_(x), and v_(y) analytically and numerically with an initial step size of 1 s and
plot the results vs. time t in the graphs (in separate graphs: x only, y only, v_(x) only and v_(y) only).
Solve for the angle of the traveling when the parachutist hits the ground.
(4) Change the time step to a half of the initial time step size and recalculate numerically and
plot the results in the same graph in (3) ;
(5) Discuss the difference and changes in the results when using different time step size.
Calculate the error of the numerical results by comparing the numerical results with the
analytical results and analyze the effect of the step size on the error .
Suppose that a parachutist wtih linear drage ( m

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