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A skydiver of mass 'm' jumps from a hot air balloon and falls a distance 'd' before reaching a terminal velocity of magnitude 'v'. Assume that the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity is 'g'. 

What is the work wd done on the skydiver, over the distance d, by the drag force of the air?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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