The parachutist descends for 130 m in free fall, and then opens the parachute, which slows it down to a speed of 6.5 m/s. For how long does he have to opening the parachute so that the acceleration of the parachute does not exceed 7g? Air resistance is ignored. (The solution is 640 ms)

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The parachutist descends for 130 m in free fall, and then opens the parachute, which slows it down to a speed of 6.5 m/s. For how long does he have to opening the parachute so that the acceleration of the parachute does not exceed 7g? Air resistance is ignored. (The solution is 640 ms)

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