AP Physics 1· difficulty 2/5
Two identical balls are launched from the same height: one horizontally at and one straight down at . In vacuum, which hits the ground first?
They tie.
The vertical launch.
Depends on .
The horizontal launch.
Explanation
Time to fall depends only on initial vertical velocity (and height). The vertical-launch ball starts with vertical, so it reaches the ground sooner.
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