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    Exam mechanics question

    look, i understand it. i got this question out in the HSC. I'm saying, if you start out with a velocity greater than the terminal velocity, you will slow down until you reach the terminal velocity. Consider the sentence, "then you will start slowing down, deccelerating or begin to move...
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    Exam mechanics question

    No it is not. is there a particular reason why acceleration can't be negative in the downward direction, i.e. directed upwards? Exceed the terminal velocity and slow down. It's just the velocity at which acceleration is 0, not an unreachable velocity. I understand the argument that one cannot...
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    Exam mechanics question

    Yes it is, never said it woznt. Just responding to the idea that terminal velocity can never be reached or exceeded.
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    Exam mechanics question

    Terminal velocity is by no means the maximum velocity you'll get==" You may very well have a velovity greater than the terminal velocity, and mind you you can travel exactly at the terminal velocity! It's just the stable velocity you'll acquire after some time. Another instance of coaching...
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    Plans for post HSC?

    -A trip back to China for the Chinese new year -Get a temporary part time job in Beijing during my staying there -Attend a one-month IELTS coaching in Beijing and do the test next year in Australia -Get ArmA 2 on Steam -Do the RTA test and get a licence -Manage to run 10km without stopping...
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    could yous please give me an estimate Atar?

    there's an atar calculator on the internet.
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    am i in for some trouble?

    Thanks for replying--- I thought it woz as serious an offence as cheating. phewww.
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    am i in for some trouble?

    oh, thanks then.
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    am i in for some trouble?

    I confess that I've done something dodgy. When the supervisor issued the "stop" command I closed the booklet and flipped it open to finish a sentence. I was not caught by a supervisor, but I reckon there was closed-circuit cameras which the principal has access to. To be honest I'm quite guilty...
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