A parachutist drops freely from an aeroplane for $10\,s$ before the parachute opens  out. Then he descends with a net retardation of $2.5\, m/s^2$. If he bails out of the  plane at a height of $2495\, m$ and $g = 10\, m/s^2$, hit velocity on reaching the  ground will be .......$m/s$

  • A

    $5$

  • B

    $10$

  • C

    $15$

  • D

    $20$

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