Energy was dissipated with air resistance during the jump

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A skydiver, mass 80 kg, jumps out of an airplane traveling 150 km/h horizontally at an altitude of 1000 m. When she reaches the ground, her speed is 8.0 m/s. How much energy was dissipated with air resistance during the jump?

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