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A mass m has velocity \(v_{0}\) at time \(t=0\) and coasts along the x axis in a medium where the drag force is \(F(v)=-c v^{3 / 2}\). Use the method of Problem 2.7 to find v in terms of the time t and the other given parameters. At what time (if any) will it come to rest?

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QUESTION:

A mass m has velocity \(v_{0}\) at time \(t=0\) and coasts along the x axis in a medium where the drag force is \(F(v)=-c v^{3 / 2}\). Use the method of Problem 2.7 to find v in terms of the time t and the other given parameters. At what time (if any) will it come to rest?

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It is given that the initial velocity of the mass at \(t=0\) is \(v_{0}\).

Let the velocity after time t be v.

The drag force is given by,

\(F(v)=-c v^{\frac{3}{2}}\) 

But, \(F(v)=m \frac{d v}{d t}\), therefore,

\(\begin{aligned} m \frac{d v}{d t} & =-c v^{\frac{3}{2}} \\ \frac{d v}{v^{\frac{3}{2}}} & =-\frac{c}{m} d t \end{aligned}\)

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