A sky diver has jumped from a plane and achieved a nearly constant velocity as she falls.Which statement below correctly explains how this happened.
A) She was high enough from the Earth that g was negligibly small.
B) She had reached equilibrium;the frictional force exceeded her weight.
C) Nearly constant velocity is an illusion caused by the very high velocity.
D) Terminal velocity occurred when the air was so thin that friction became negligible.
E) She reached equilibrium;the frictional force equaled her weight.
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