Question #40306
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Nov 16, 2016
The mass of the man
The downward gravitational force on him
The mass of the Parachute
The downward gravitational force on it
So total downward gravitational pull
The net downward acceleration on the system is
So the net downward force
Now
(a) The upward force exerted on the open parachute by the air
(b) The downward force exerted by the person on the parachute