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A motorboat weighs 32,000 lb and its motor provides a thrust of 5000 lb. Assume that the w...

A motorboat weighs 32,000 lb and its motor provides a thrust of 5000 lb. Assume that the water resistance is 100 pounds for each foot per second of the speed v of the boat.

Then

It the boat starts from rest, what is the maximum velocity that it can attain?

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 2.3