Determine the person''s velocity just before hitting the net

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Q1. A 52 kg person escapes from a burning building by jumping from a window 50 m above a catching net. Assuming that air resistance exerts a 95 N force on the person during the fall, determine the person's velocity just before hitting the net.

Q2. A plano convex lens of focal length 16 cm is fixed on the side of the box with convex surface outside an object is placed at 26 cm from the lens find the position of the image while (1) the box is empty (2) field with water.

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