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why does a parachutist stop accelerating downward after opening the chute and then fallong some distance

why does a parachutist stop accelerating downward after opening the chute and then fallong some distance
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This is the case of floating body in the air. According to Archimedes, as parachutist open the weight of the displace volume of air equalize with the weight of the object attached with the parachutist.

Since parachutist falling with constant velocity and falls a distance.

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