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Old 06-29-09 | 11:02 PM
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From: Zang's Spur, CO
Originally Posted by pacificaslim
And therefore the speed of a falling body is not dependent on its weight...per se.
Do you know math?
Here is the formula again (in the NASA form): Vt = sqrt((2 * W) / (rho * A * Cd))
Weight is the numerator of a fraction;
Increase weight -> velocity increases
Decrease weight -> velocity decreases

That is a direct correlation.
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