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Acceleration of a freely falling sphere with added mass

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A sphere of density ρs​ falling in inviscid fluid of density ρ has effective inertia (ρs​+ρ/2)V and net weight (ρs​−ρ)Vg. Hence
U˙=ρs​+ρ/2ρs​−ρ​g.
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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2007 / ib / Paper 3 / 18D / Solution
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