Terminal velocity of a coffee filter

[rkjul]

Homework Statement

You drop a single coffee filter of mass 1.2 grams from a very tall building, and it takes 47 seconds to reach the ground. In a small fraction of that time the coffee filter reached terminal speed.

(a) What was the upward force of the air resistance while the coffee filter was falling at terminal speed?


(b) Next you drop a stack of 6 of these coffee filters. What was the upward force of the air resistance while this stack of coffee filter was falling at terminal speed?


(c) Again assuming again that the stack reaches terminal speed very quickly, about how long will the stack of coffee filters take to hit the ground?

Homework Equations

Fair=mg

The Attempt at a Solution

I got the first two parts by setting Fair=mg since these forces are equal in magnitude once terminal velocity is reached (zero net force) but I am seriously stumped on the third part. I thought about the drag equation but I don't see how it's possible to use that with the amount of information I have.

 

[learningphysics]

Have a look at this thread:

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=190623

I describe how to do that last part.