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Laws of Motion
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What is the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a drop of rain falling down with a constant speed?

Answer

Since the raindrop is falling with a constant velocity, acceleration of the raindrop is equal to zero.
So, the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on  a drop is zero. 

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State Galileo’s law of motion.

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