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differential equation for the velocity v of a falling mass m subjected to air resistance proportional to the square of the instantaneous elocity is mdtdv?=mg?kv2 vhere k>0 is a constant of proportionality. The positive direction is downward. (a) Solve the equation subject to the initial condition v(0)=v0?. v(t)=kmg??tan(mkg??t+tan?1(mgk??v0?)) (b) Use the solution in part (a) to determine the limiting, or terminal, velocity of the mass. limt???v(t)=kmg?? (c) If the distance s, measured from the point where the mass was released above ground, is related to velocity v by ds/dt=v(t), find an explicit expression for s(t) if s(0)=0. s(t)=km?ln(cos(tan?1(mgk??v0?))cos(mkg??t+tan?1(mgk??v0?))?)