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Grade 12Mechanics

A rain drop starts falling from a cloud at a considerable height abov ethe surface of the earth During the fall of the, rain drop

experiences retardation due to air resistance.The retardation is directly proportional to instantaneous speed of drop Find an expression for distance travelled.

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago

a=kv

dv/dt=kdx/dt

dv=kdx

integrating

v=kx        ,dx/dt=kx

   dx/x=kdt

   lnx=kt

    x=ekt   where k is  const