What upward force is exerted on the open parachute by air

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An 79 kg person is parachuting and experiencing a downward acceleration of 2.0 m/s2 shortly after opening the parachute. The mass of the parachute is 5.6 kg.

(a) What upward force is exerted on the open parachute by the air?

(b) What downward force is exerted by the person on the parachute?

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