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Λrock of mass m slides down with an initial velocity v0....

$\Lambda$ rock of mass $m$ slides down with an initial velocity $v_{0}$. $\Lambda$ retarding force $F-k v^{12}$ acts on the body, the velocity at any instant is given by (a) $v=v_{e}-\frac{k t}{m}$ (b) $v=v_{o}-\left(\frac{k t}{m}\right)^{2}$ (c) $\sqrt{v}=\sqrt{v_{e}}-\frac{k t}{2 m}$ (d) Nonc

$\Lambda$ rock of mass $m$ slides down with an initial velocity $v_{0}$. $\Lambda$ retarding force $F-k v^{12}$ acts on the body, the velocity at any instant is given by
(a) $v=v_{e}-\frac{k t}{m}$
(b) $v=v_{o}-\left(\frac{k t}{m}\right)^{2}$
(c) $\sqrt{v}=\sqrt{v_{e}}-\frac{k t}{2 m}$
(d) Nonc

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