Physics · May / June 2021 · Paper 12 · Question 2

A coin falls from rest through the air and eventually reaches a constant speed. There is a resultant force acting on the coin due to the two forces P and Q shown in the diagram. What happens to force P and what happens to the resultant force before the coin reaches constant speed?

1. Adecreases, increases
2. Bdecreases, decreases
3. Cincreases, decreases
4. Dincreases, increases

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