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Can you think of a reason why the acceleration of an object thrown downward through the air would actually be less than
To explain: The reason for the acceleration of an object to be less than the given value for the situation.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Air resistance is basically the resistance force generated by air that depends on two factors: the surface area of the body and the speed of the body.
Description:
An object is thrown downwards.Now, consider the effect of air resistance in such case.When the ball is accelerating downwards, the air resistance acts as a frictional force which lowers the acceleration of the ball.So, the acceleration of the ball thrown downwards will be less than
Conclusion:
Thus, the net acceleration will be less than
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