A paratrooper is inltially falling dowtward at a speed of 30.3 m/s before her parachute opens, When it opens, she expeliences an upnard instantaneous acceleration of 69 m/s² (a) if this acceleration remained coestant, how much tima would be required to reduce the paratrooper's speed to a sate 5.25 m/s² (Actually the acceleratien is not constant in this case- tut. the equations of constant acceleration provide an easy estimate.) (b) How far does the paratreoper fall during this time interval?

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