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For an object falling at the terminal velocity, list all the forces (magnitude and direction) acting it?

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Three stages of falling

There are three stages as an object falls through a fluid:

at the start, the object accelerates downwards due to the force of gravity

as the object's speed increases, frictional forces such as air resistance or drag increase

at terminal velocity, the weight of the object due to gravity is balanced by the frictional forces, and the resultant force is zero

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