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A skydiver jumps out of a helicopter and falls freely for 7.2 s before opening the parachute.
(a) What is the skydiver's downward velocity when the parachute opens?
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(b) How far below the helicopter is the skydiver when the parachute opens?
m
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(b) How far below the helicopter is the skydiver when the parachute opens?
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