The velocity of a heavy meteorite entering Earth's atmosphere is inversely proportional to $\sqrt{s}$ when it is $s \mathrm{km}$ from Earth's center. Show that the meteorite's acceleration is inversely proportional to $s^{2}$.
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Step 1:** Given that the velocity of the meteorite entering Earth's atmosphere is inversely proportional to $\sqrt{s}$, we can write this as: \[ v \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{s}} \] ** Show more…
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