Question

garrett celebrated his 18th birthday by going skydiving. he jumped out of the plane and began to free fall. after a little while, he pulled the parachute cord and floated the rest of the way to the ground. which graph could show garretts height above the ground over time?

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze free - fall phase

During free - fall, Garrett's height above the ground decreases rapidly as time passes. This means the graph has a steep negative slope in the initial part.

Step2: Analyze parachute phase

When he pulls the parachute cord, the rate of descent slows down. So the slope of the graph becomes less steep (less negative) as he floats the rest of the way to the ground.

Answer:

The second graph.