Rectangle's Effect On Parachute Results

Conclusion:

Graph 1 shows patterns observed with parachute shape. The patterns observed are that the octagon has much slower speed than all the other shapes. The rectangle shape parachute is the fastest speed. The R squared value looks at the points of data and their variations to determine a strong or weak correlation. The rectangle shows the weakest points of data and the octagon shows the strongest points of data. It is noted that no control run is conducted in this experiment. When trialing the octagon parachute, the results show very accurate data. It shows that it is the slowest speed, and experiences the most air resistance. The square parachute has the second most accurate data, based on the standard deviation from the mean. The speed of the square is the second slowest, and experiences great air resistance. The circle experiences fast rates placing it in third. The data is not as precise as the square and octagon. The rectangle experiences very fast rates, placing it in last place. It does not experience much air resistance, and the data is the least accurate. The rectangle had the largest average
Weight affects a parachute because the heavier the the payload the faster it descends. Air resistance affects the parachute because the more air resistance it has the slower it goes down. The main force focused in the experiment was air resistance. The two forces acting on a parachute are weight and air resistance. The hypothesis for this experiment was If a square shape is used for the parachute, then it will have the slowest speed because a square parachute has no excess area used in a cure like a circular parachute would have (Hutchison, www.physlink.com). Even though this experiment does not completely support the hypothesis it does support that square it better than many other existing shapes. The hypothesis was not fully supported because the octagon did experience the greatest air resistance/ slowest