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(a) Estimate the terminal speed of a wooden sphere (density 0.790 g/cm3) falling through air, if...

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(a) Estimate the terminal speed of a wooden sphere (density0.790 g/cm3) falling through air, if its radius is 7.50 cm and itsdrag coefficient is 0.500. (The density of air is 1.20 kg/m3.)

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(b) From what height would a freely falling object reach thisspeed in the absence of air resistance?

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Experiments show that the force of air friction on a falling object such as a skydiver or a feather can be approximated fairly well with the equation Fair crhoAv2 where c is a constant rho is the density of the    See Answer
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