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A gun is fired straight up. Assuming that the air drag on the bullet varies quadratically with speed, show that the speed varies with height according to the equations:

v^2 = g/k - Be^(2kx) (downward motion)
v^2 = Ae^(-2kx) - g/k (upward motion)

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