Q. A small piece of Styrofoam packing material is dropped from a height of 1.50 m above the ground. Until it reaches terminal speed, the magnitude of its acceleration is given by a = g - bv. After falling 0.400 m, the styrofoam effectively reaches its terminal speed, and then takes 4.90 s more to reach the ground.
(a) What is the value of the constant b?
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(b) What is the acceleration at t = 0?
2Your answer is correct. m/s2 (down)
(c) What is the acceleration when the speed is 0.150 m/s?
3 m/s2 (down)