Falling with a parachute: When an average-size man with a parachute jumps from an airplane, he will fall S = 12.5(0.2t − 1) + 20t feet in t seconds.
a. Plot the graph of S versus t over at least the first 10 seconds of the fall.
b. How far does the parachutist fall in 2 seconds?
c. Calculate dS dt at 2 seconds into the fall and explain what the number you calculated means in practical terms.
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