Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 57RCQ
Three parachutists, A, B, and C, each have reached terminal velocity at the same distance above the ground below.
- From fastest to slowest, rank their terminal velocities.
- From longest to shortest, rank their times to reach the round.
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