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Is terminal velocity the top speed of an object, or the top speed of a falling object?

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by Guy_A on February 23rd, 2011
an object is dropped from a tall building, and takes 15 seconds to hit the ground. How fast is the object moving when it hits the ground, assuming it did not yet reach terminal velocity?
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