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jmwachtel
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Homework Statement
A small piece of Styrofoam packing material is dropped from a height of 2.10 m above the ground. Until it reaches terminal speed, the magnitude of its acceleration is given by a = g - bv. After falling 0.400 m, the styrofoam effectively reaches its terminal speed, and then takes 4.90 s more to reach the ground.
(a) What is the value of the constant b?
(c) What is the acceleration when the speed is 0.150 m/s?
Homework Equations
a = g-bv
- (a - g)/v = b
b = mg/vt (Don't know mass or terminal velocity.
The Attempt at a Solution
I know that after the Syrofoam reaches it's terminal speed acceleration goes to 0 and the velocity is constant. I don't know the acceleration or really the velocity to solve for b. I think c can be solved once a is figured out, but I'm not sure how to get there.