From the top of a tower, one ball is dropped and another thrown horizontally with a velocity . How will they reach the ground?
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Both situations have an initial speed, u , of 0.
But let's say that the height is 10 meters
You can use the "suvat" equations to solve for both.
For the vertical ball:
v 2 v = = = ≈ u 2 + 2 a s = 0 2 + 2 a s 2 ⋅ 9 . 8 1 ⋅ 1 0 1 4 . 0 0 m/s
And to find the time taken:
v t = = = = ≈ u + a t 0 + a t a v 1 4 / 9 . 8 1 1 . 4 3 s
For the horizontal ball,
there are 2 components therefore it is a different speed
v x 2 = u x 2 + 2 a s x horizontal component.
v y 2 = u y 2 + 2 a s y vertical component.