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A particle of mass \(m\) falls from rest through a resistive medium having resistive force \(F=-kv\), where \(v\) is the velocity of the particle and \(k\) is a constant. Which of the following graphs represents velocity \(v\) versus time \(t\)?
A particle of mass \(m\) falls from rest through a resistive medium having resistive force \(F=-kv\), where \(v\) is the velocity of the particle and \(k\) is a constant. Which of the following graphs represents velocity \(v\) versus time \(t\)?
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Whenever resistive force is proportional to velocity, the speed approaches terminal velocity exponentially, not linearly.
Updated On: Feb 24, 2026
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- Graph 4
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