Newton's Second Law Explained - Learn the Basics

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Question answered! Thanks for the input!
 
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That resistive force is not the only force acting on the object (otherwise it'll just sit there). Don't forget gravity.
 
It moves along the x-axis...I forgot to mention that. So gravity is not taken into consideration?
 
If the object is initially at rest in a frame where the only force acting is proportional to velocity squared, then yes, it is obvious that the particle won't do anything. Somehow, I suspect that the question wan't meant to be that trivial.
 
I think that velocity to be v0, not zero. Otherwise, the problem is trivial. I just wanted to check and make sure I wasn't missing anything :smile:
 
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