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Homework Statement
Suppose you drop a feather and a steel ball of equal masses (0.014 kg) at the same time from a height of 1.5 m and you are told that the feather hits the floor 3.5 s after the steel ball. Estimate the value of the terminal velocity of the feather in air.
Estimate the feather's drag coefficient.
Homework Equations
v=mg/c
The Attempt at a Solution
I assumed the drag on the steel ball is negligible. So i used r=vit +.5at^2 to find the time it takes for it reach the ground. I then added 3.5s and used another kinematic equation to find the final velocity or terminal velocity. I then plugged the answer into the above equation to find c. it was wrong