A cannon ball launched horizontally with a speed of 20m/s and a baseball dropped off a cliff and it accelerates at a rate of 10m/s^2. Which will hit the ground first?

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Onyx

Physics

8 November, 10:01

A cannon ball launched horizontally with a speed of 20m/s and a baseball dropped off a cliff and it accelerates at a rate of 10m/s^2. Which will hit the ground first?

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Kaiya Rodriguez · Answer 1

If they both start from the same height, then they both hit the ground at the

same time. It makes no difference if their horizontal speeds aren't equal.

The cannon ball still accelerates downward at the same rate as the baseball.