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Chapter 2: Q11. (page 41)

As a freely falling object speeds up, what is happening to its acceleration 鈥揹oes it increase, decrease, or stay the same? (a) Ignore air resistance. (b) Consider air resistance.

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In the absence of air resistance, the acceleration of a freely falling body remains constant and in the presence of air resistance, the acceleration decreases.

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Step 1. Definition of free fall

The motion of a body traveling under the sole influence of the earth鈥檚 gravity is known as free fall.

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Step 2. Determination of the acceleration of the freely falling body in (a) the absence of air resistance

When air resistance is absent (or negligible), all freely falling bodies experience a similar downward acceleration, irrespective of their masses. The acceleration remains constant atg=9.8m/s2 because the velocity increases at a constant rate.

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Step 3. Determination of the acceleration of the freely falling body in (b) the presence of air resistance

Air resistance is a resistive force that opposes the relative motion of a body through air. It depends on the velocity and the surface area of the falling body. In this case, the net acceleration of a freely falling body becomes less than g because the air drag increases with the velocity of the body.

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