A baseball is thrown straight up. The drag force is proportional to velocity squared. The positive y direction is upward. In terms of g, what is the y-component of the ball's acceleration when its speed is twice its terminal speed value, and it is moving up? −5g g −0.75g −1.25g

A baseball is thrown straight up. The drag force is proportional to velocity squared. The positive y direction is upward. In terms of g, what is the y-component of the ball's acceleration when its speed is twice its terminal speed value, and it is moving up? −5g g −0.75g −1.25g

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A baseball is thrown straight up. The drag force is proportional to velocity squared. The positive y direction is upward. In terms of g , what is the y -component of the ball's acceleration when its speed is twice its terminal speed value, and it is moving up? 5 g g 0.75 g 1.25 g

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