MDwannabe7 Future Doctor 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Aug 25, 2008 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad If Fdrag = bv^2 for a ball of mass 3 kg, and the terminal velocity of the ball is 30 m/s, what is b? any ideas how to solve this?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad If Fdrag = bv^2 for a ball of mass 3 kg, and the terminal velocity of the ball is 30 m/s, what is b? any ideas how to solve this?
B BerkReviewTeach Company Rep for now-defunct Course & Bad Singer Verified Member Vendor 15+ Year Member Aug 25, 2008 #2 MDwannabe7 said: If Fdrag = bv^2 for a ball of mass 3 kg, and the terminal velocity of the ball is 30 m/s, what is b? any ideas how to solve this? Click to expand... At terminal velocity, Fdrag = mg, so you need to rewrite the formula as: mg = bv2 from there is should be simple math leading to 0.0333. (assuming mks units). Upvote 0 Downvote
MDwannabe7 said: If Fdrag = bv^2 for a ball of mass 3 kg, and the terminal velocity of the ball is 30 m/s, what is b? any ideas how to solve this? Click to expand... At terminal velocity, Fdrag = mg, so you need to rewrite the formula as: mg = bv2 from there is should be simple math leading to 0.0333. (assuming mks units).
