FreeFall Problem A skydiver jumped out of a plane to shoot a skydiving scene for a certain spy movie. At what point in time should this spy-wannabe open his parachute when he is aware that the plane was at the altitude of 3179.76m and he needs to open it at a height of 444.61m?

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A skydiver jumped out of a plane to shoot a skydiving scene for a certain spy movie. At what point in time should this spy-wannabe open his parachute when he is aware that the plane was at the altitude of 3179.76m and he needs to open it at a height of 444.61m?

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