Physics of Everyday Phenomena
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 5CQ
Two identical pieces of paper, one crumpled into a ball and the other left uncrumpled, are released simultaneously from the same height above the floor. Which one, if either, do you expect to reach the floor first? Explain.
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