A single-celled animal called a paramecium propels itself quite rapidly through water using its hair-like cilia. A certain paramecium experiences a drag force of   ?drag=−??2   in water, where the drag coefficient  ? is approximately  0.290 kg/m . If the paramecium's speed  ?  is  0.000157 m/s , what is the magnitude of the propulsion force that the creature must generate to move at this constant speed?     1.69 × 10-9 N     3.41 × 10-9 N     7.15 × 10-9 N     9.26 × 10-9 N

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  1. A single-celled animal called a paramecium propels itself quite rapidly through water using its hair-like cilia. A certain paramecium experiences a drag force of

     

    ?drag=−??2

     

    in water, where the drag coefficient  ? is approximately  0.290 kg/m . If the paramecium's speed  ?  is  0.000157 m/s , what is the magnitude of the propulsion force that the creature must generate to move at this constant speed?

       

    1.69 × 10-9 N

       

    3.41 × 10-9 N

       

    7.15 × 10-9 N

       

    9.26 × 10-9 N

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