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Q: A parachutist jumps from a plane, using an 8.5-m-diameter chute in the standard atmosphere. The total mass of chutist and chute is 90 kg. Assuming

A parachutist jumps from a plane, using an 8.5-m-diameter chute in the standard atmosphere. The total mass of chutist and chute is 90 kg. Assuming a fully open chute in quasisteady motion, estimate the time to fall from 2000 to 1000 m.

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