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Chapter 8, Problem 13CQ(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 13CQ
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When a ball is thrown upward, it spends the same amount of time on the way up as on the way down—as long as air resistance can be ignored. If air resistance is taken into account, is the time on the way down the same as, greater than, or less than the time on the way up? Explain.
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Problem 13CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
When a ball is thrown upward, it spends the same amount of time on the way up as on the way down—as long as air resistance can be ignored. If air resistance is taken into account, is the time on the way down the same as, greater than, or less than the time on the way up? Explain.
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When a ball is thrown up and ff air resistance is taken into account, discuss if the time taken by a ball during the way down is same as, greater than, or less than the time on the way up.