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What is terminal velocity and when is it reached?

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Terminal velocity is the velocity at which a falling body experience when its weight is equal to the force resistance of force opposing the fall.

At terminal velocity the acceleration of the falling body is zero, which implies that the value at this velocity is constant.
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