A skydiver is falling at about 176 ft per second. How many feet per minute is he falling?

Answer 1

176x60 = 10,560 feet per minute, at least for an instant

but over the course of a minute, the speed speeds up due to acceleration of the force of gravity

h(t) = -16t^2 + vot +ho where vo = intitial velocity, ho = intitial height

h'(t) = v(t) = -32t

if v(t) =-32t = 176

t = 176/-32 = 5.5 seconds from the initial fall when velocity was zero

in 5 1/2 seconds speed went from zero to 176 feet per second

in 60 more seconds, one minute later, the speed will jump to v(t) = v/-32=65.5

v= -32(65.5) = -2096 ft/sec = -2096(60) ft/min = 125,760 feet per minute