Consider an object dropped from an airplane, subject to both gravity and air resistance. Which of the following statements is necessarily true a few seconds after the object is dropped? a) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is greater than 9.8 m/s². b) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is 9.8 m/s². c) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is less than 9.8 m/s². d) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is 9.8 m/s² only when it has reached terminal velocity. e) More information is needed.

Consider an object dropped from an airplane, subject to both gravity and air resistance. Which of the following statements is necessarily true a few seconds after the object is dropped? a) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is greater than 9.8 m/s². b) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is 9.8 m/s². c) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is less than 9.8 m/s². d) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is 9.8 m/s² only when it has reached terminal velocity. e) More information is needed.

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Consider an object dropped from an airplane, subject to both gravity and air resistance. Which
of the following statements is necessarily true a few seconds after the object is dropped?
a) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is greater than 9.8 m/s².
b) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is 9.8 m/s².
c) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is less than 9.8 m/s?.
d) Magnitude of the object's acceleration is 9.8 m/s² only when it has reached terminal
velocity.
e) More information is needed.

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