A classic mind-bender: if a ball is dropped from rest from an elevated position at the same instant that a second ball is launched horizontally (from the same height), then which ball will hit the ground first? assume the balls behave as projectiles.



Answer :

If a ball is dropped from an elevated position and at the same time and same height, a second ball is launched horizontally, then both ball will hit the ground together. It can happen because the only force act to both balls vertically is only gravity force.

In this experiment, although both balls have very different horizontal velocities, but it does not affect the vertical motion. Both balls start with zero vertical velocity, and accelerate at the same rate of gravity.

What is gravity?

Gravity is a force that pulling together all matter. The more matter, the more gravity, so anything that have such a lot of matter like planets, moons, or stars pull more strongly. Gravity also affected by the mass of the objects and distance between objects.

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