09-23-2007, 09:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KARR
Drag force, as you said, is proportional to the square of the speed. Power, however, proportional do the cube of the speed...
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Doh - You're absolutely right... and my apologies  Looks like I was confusing Power with Work (as I mentioned constant distance). 
But ya, you're right...
Work: F*d (not changing v)
Power being F*v (making the v^2 --> v^3)
Again, my apologies - thanks for setting things straight 
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