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Which object would have the slowest speed at terminal velocity?(1 point)
a 10-kilogram block with a small parachute
a 10-kilogram block with no parachute
a 50-kilogram block with no parachute
a 50-kilogram block with a large parachute
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50-kilogram block with a large parachute.
Reason: terminal velocity occurs when weight = drag. v_t ≈ sqrt(2mg / (ρ C_d A)), so a much larger parachute area A gives much more drag and a smaller v_t.
Reason: terminal velocity occurs when weight = drag. v_t ≈ sqrt(2mg / (ρ C_d A)), so a much larger parachute area A gives much more drag and a smaller v_t.
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