A28kg block is connected to an empty 1.35kg bucket by a cord running over a frictionless pulley. the coefficient of static friction between the table and the block is .450 and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table is .320. sand is gradually added to the bucket until the system just begins to move. calculate the mass of the sand added to the bucket

the answer is b, have negligible mass

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.