Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Problem 18. An object with mass 100 kilograms is released at a height of 500 meters above the ground
and begins to free fall. The force due to air-resistance is given by -20v where v is the velocity of the object.
Recall that the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s? in the downward direction.
a. Write a differential equation that governs this situation.
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 18. An object with mass 100 kilograms is released at a height of 500 meters above the ground and begins to free fall. The force due to air-resistance is given by -20v where v is the velocity of the object. Recall that the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s? in the downward direction. a. Write a differential equation that governs this situation.
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First draw the free body digram.. Then balanced the force then.. Put a=dv/dt and v=dx/dt and a=d2x/dt2

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