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"Balanced" refers to forces, not to velocities or speeds. If an object is at terminal SPEED, the FORCES on it are balanced.

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Terminal velocities are balanced forces. At terminal velocity, the upward force of air resistance acting on an object falling through the air is equal in magnitude to the downward force of gravity, resulting in an equilibrium where the object falls at a constant speed.

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