A small piece of Styrofoam packing material is dropped from a height of 2.00 m above the ground. Until it reaches terminal speed, the magnitude of its acceleration is given by a = g − Bv. After falling 1.00 m, the Styrofoam effectively reaches terminal speed and then takes 5.00 s more to reach the ground. (a) What is the value of the constant B? (b) What is the acceleration at t = 0? (c) What is the acceleration when the speed is 0.100 m/s?

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A small piece of Styrofoam packing material is dropped from a height of 2.00 m above the ground. Until it reaches terminal speed, the magnitude of its acceleration is given by a = g − Bv. After falling 1.00 m, the Styrofoam effectively reaches terminal speed and then takes 5.00 s more to reach the ground.

(a) What is the value of the constant B?

(b) What is the acceleration at t = 0?

(c) What is the acceleration when the speed is 0.100 m/s?

 

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