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Author(s): Brian Winkel

SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations

Keywords: terminal velocity Newton's Second Law of Motion velocity motion apex

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Resource Image We model the height of a launched object which is subject to resistance proportional to velocity during its flight. We ask questions about the motion as well, e.g., highest point or apex and terminal velocity.

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An object of mass m is launched vertically upward from ground level with an initial velocity of v0 and is slowed down by air resistance in the form of a force proportional to its velocity, i.e. k*v.

Draw a free body diagram of the forces acting on the object.

Use Newton's Second Law of Motion to build a differential equation of motion for its distance from the ground, s(t) in meters at time t in seconds.

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Author(s): Brian Winkel

SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations

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