Yes, I knew that your results would be different but they're interesting nonetheless. The lower graph, which is the height versus time, is indeed not a parabolic arc. Due to air resistance, which is significant for an object like a place mat, the acceleration is reduced to the point where the object falls with nearly constant speed. That's why your lower graph is, more or less, a straight line. We'll discuss this topic in class next week. 15 points
Yes, I knew that your results would be different but they're interesting nonetheless. The lower graph, which is the height versus time, is indeed not a parabolic arc. Due to air resistance, which is significant for an object like a place mat, the acceleration is reduced to the point where the object falls with nearly constant speed. That's why your lower graph is, more or less, a straight line. We'll discuss this topic in class next week.
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