Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. 1
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Chapter 5, Problem 17P
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The reason that the drag force on the rock is smaller than the drag force on the feather initially, but later on the opposite is true.
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To Explain: The way, the rock’s acceleration is so obviously larger than that of the feather.
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