Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 70P
Moving through a liquid, an object of mass m experiences a resistive drag force proportional to its velocity, Fdrag = −bv, where b is a constant, (a) Find an expression for the object’s speed as a function of time, when it starts from rest and falls vertically through the liquid, (b) Show that it reaches a terminal velocity mg/b.
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