Hey Guys, Kinda need help on this question,
Al and Betty are wearing identical mass-less parachute. Al has 3 times the mass of betty. They descend to the ground with constant velocity.
How does the force of air resistance on Al and his parachute compare with Betty and her parachute.
A. Stay the same
B. Three times greater
C. 1/3 as Great
I thought it was B, since at terminal veloctiy, mg=Air Resistance. Since Al has more mass surely he would have more air resistance. However, the answer is A, could someone explain this?
Thanks