Explain why an object falling from a great height will attain a constant velocity.

      

Explain why an object falling from a great height will attain a constant velocity.

  

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Chrispoh
When the object falls, it accelerates at first but it reaches a point where its weight downwards is equal to the viscous drag upwards plus upthrust. Hence resultant force is zero and acceleration is zero. Therefore it falls with a constant velocity, terminal velocity.
chrispohmomanyi answered the question on October 1, 2017 at 07:42


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