b) Terminal velocity

c) motion of objects falling in a uniform gravitational field in the presence of drag

di) terminal velocity

when an object travels through a fluid it will eventually reach terminal velocity

  • terminal velocity = the constant speed an object experiences under drag through a fluid

the instant it begins to fall

  • v = 0

  • D = 0

  • a = g

  • F = mg

falling → before it reaches terminal velocity

  • v = increasing

  • D = increasing

  • a < g → decreasing

    • a = F / m

  • F = mg - D

falling → once it reaches terminal velocity

  • v = constant

  • D = mg

  • a = 0

  • F = 0