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3 years ago

Compare the force of air resistance and the force of gravity on an object falling at its terminal velocity.

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The viscous force on an object moving through air is proportional to its velocity.
The only forces acting on an object when falling are air resistance and its weight itself. The weight acts vertically downwards whereas air resistance acts vertically upward.
Let F be the viscous force due to air molecules, B be buoyant force due to air and W be the weight of falling object. Initially, the velocity of falling object and hence the viscous force F is zero and the object is accelerated due to force
(W-B). Because of the acceleration the velocity increases and accordingly the viscous force also increases. At a certain instant, the viscous force becomes equal to W-B. The net force then becomes zero and the object falls with constant velocity. This constant velocity is called terminal velocity.
Thus at terminal velocity, air resistance and force of gravity becomes equal.

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$P=\frac{F}{A}$ (1)

In this case we have the surface of a sole of a tennis shoe:

$A=0.0290 m^{2}$ (2)

And the mass $m$ of the person who wears it:

$m=65 kg$

On the other hand, we know the weight is the force $F$ the Earth exerts on people and objects due gravity $g$ :

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Substituting (2) and (3) in (1):

$P=\frac{637N}{0.0290 m^{2}}$ (4)

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B. 3082.53 m

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A. Determination of the time.

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Initial velocity (u) = 245.8 m/s

Final velocity (v) = 0 m/s

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0 – 245.8 = – 9.8t

– 245.8 = – 9.8t

Divide both side by –9.8

t = –245.8 / –9.8

t = 25.08 s

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B. Determination of the distance travelled by the car.

Acceleration (a) = –9.8 m/s²

Initial velocity (u) = 245.8 m/s

Final velocity (v) = 0 m/s

Distance (s) =?

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– 60417.64 = – 19.6s

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v² = u² + 2as

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