Suppose we drop a basketball out of an commercial airline traveling typically at 11582.4 meters above ground. It then reaches terminal velocity almost instantly. Using the fact that the basketball's cross-sectional area is A = 0.046 m2 and the coefficient of air drag is C = 0.47 for a sphere, determine its terminal velocity through a force diagram. The mass of an inflated basketball is m = 0.590 kg. How long would it take for the basketball to reach the ground?

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To determine the terminal velocity of the basketball we need to find the force acting on it due to a... View the full answer