When jumping straight down, you can be seriously injured if you land stiff-legged. One way to avoid injury is to bend your knees upon landing to reduce the force of the impact. A 79.1 kg man just before contact with the ground has a speed of 6.27 m/s. In a stiff-legged landing he comes to a halt in 2.06 ms. Calculate the average net force that acts on him during this time.
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