Free fall equations Sky diver Felix need some help please

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The discussion revolves around calculating the free fall equations for skydiver Felix Baumgartner, specifically to determine the time and distance he would take to reach the speed of sound. The user initially neglected air resistance but found the results unreasonable, leading to the inclusion of a drag coefficient. They provided specific values for Felix's weight and altitude but ended up with implausible results, such as a time of 2.7 x 10^56 seconds and a velocity of 53 m/s. The user seeks assistance in correcting their calculations and understanding where they went wrong. The conversation highlights the complexities of free fall physics, especially when factoring in air resistance.
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free fall equations ...Sky diver Felix :) need some help please

hi :)

OK..i tried to use the equations below to evaluate the distance or the time at which felix will reach the speed of sound ...but i failed ..i need some help:
here what i did:

first i neglect the air resistance , but the result was unreasonable so i used these:

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i assumed that :

m=weight of felix=70 kg
h=the height=36000 m
k=air resistance=0.24 >> i think "k" during the falling and by the time will be increased to 70

the result was :
t=2.7*10^56 sec :0
v=53 m/s :(

i don't know what i miss here ! so if someone will help me i will be so tankful ..
 
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hi ..
any body have any idea :(

by the way this is not for home work , it just a question pop up to me and i want to solve it , but it has been moved here :)
 


Just for info...

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/JianHuang.shtml

"An hour and thirty-one minutes after launch, my pressure altimeter halts at 103,300 feet. At ground control the radar altimeters also have stopped-on readings of 102,800 feet, the figure that we later agree upon as the more reliable. It is 7 o'clock in the morning, and I have reached float altitude …. Though my stabilization chute opens at 96,000 feet, I accelerate for 6,000 feet more before hitting a peak of 614 miles an hour, nine-tenths the speed of sound at my altitude."

Scroll down that page for the maths.
 
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