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Statement I: A baseball fired straight down through air at twice its terminal speed slows down as it falls.

Statement II: Above terminal speed the air drag exceeds the weight, so the net force on the ball points upward.

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

Drag grows with speed;

beyond the terminal value it beats gravity and decelerates the ball until the two match.

Both statements are true.

Option A.

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