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Homework Statement
A projectile of mass 0.1 kg traveling horizontally through the air with speed v(t) experiences
a drag force DT (t) whose magnitude is given by:
D (t ) 0.001 [v (t )] 2
At one instant, the projectile’s speed is measured to be 100 m/s. Calculate the speed of the
projectile after a time of 3 s has elapsed, during which the projectile continues to travel
horizontally.
Homework Equations
D(T)=1/2*C*(rho)*A*(v^2) or D(T)=b(v^2)
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried inputting the the speed into the given equation and got D(T)= 10. Other than that I don't know what else to do. I used the equation:
v=sqrt(mg/b)*(tanh((t)sqrt(bg/m)) which gave me 23m/s but that seems rather unlikely as it couldn't have dropped 77m/s in 3 seconds. Also this equation is for vertical not horizontal so it is most likely wrong anyway but I don't know how to properly approach this question. Any help will be much appreciated.