Answer
When the parachutist is falling at terminal velocity and then opens her chute, she slows down. She accelerates upward.
Work Step by Step
When an object slows down, the acceleration is opposite to the velocity.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 4 - Think and Explain - Page 71-72: 91
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