A skydiver is descending at terminal velocity. He then deploys his parachute. Which row shows the direction of the resultant force acting on the skydiver and the direction of the skydiver’s acceleration immediately after the parachute deploys?
- Aresultant force: downwards; acceleration: downwards
- Bresultant force: downwards; acceleration: upwards
- Cresultant force: upwards; acceleration: downwards
- Dresultant force: upwards; acceleration: upwards