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Why is it that a cat that accidentally falls from the top
Chapter 5, Problem 94TAE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Why does a cat that accidentally falls from the top of a 50-story building hit a safety net below no faster than if it fell from the 20th story?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Why does a cat that accidentally falls from the top of a 50-story building hit a safety net below no faster than if it fell from the 20th story?
ANSWER:
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We know that terminal velocity is the maximum velocity attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid (eg ; air), the terminal velocity attained by the falling cat is the same whether it falls from 50 stories or 20 stories.