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omnicalculator.com favicon wikihow.com favicon View 2 more Answer The terminal velocity of an average-sized penguin falling head-first can be calculated as follows: Assuming an average penguin weight of 5 kg and a cross-sectional area of 0.1 m^2, with a drag coefficient of 0.8 for a streamlined, head-first orientation: Terminal velocity, v_t = √((2 × m × g) / (ρ × A × C_d)) Where:

    m = mass of penguin = 5 kg
    g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s^2
    ρ = density of air = 1.225 kg/m^3
    A = cross-sectional area = 0.1 m^2
    C_d = drag coefficient = 0.8