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Which object would have the slowest speed at terminal velocity?
a 50-kilogram block with a large parachute.
a 10-kilogram block with no parachute
a 10-kilogram block with a small parachute
a 50-kilogram block with no parachute.
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50-kilogram block with a large parachute.
Reason: terminal speed occurs when weight mg equals drag (≈(1/2)ρC_dA v^2), so v_t = sqrt(2mg/(ρC_dA)). Larger parachute (bigger A and C_d) gives much more drag and thus a much smaller terminal velocity, even for the heavier block.
Reason: terminal speed occurs when weight mg equals drag (≈(1/2)ρC_dA v^2), so v_t = sqrt(2mg/(ρC_dA)). Larger parachute (bigger A and C_d) gives much more drag and thus a much smaller terminal velocity, even for the heavier block.
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