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A ball is droped gently from the top of a tower and another rball is thrown horizontally at the same time. Which ball hit the ground earlier ?

A

at the same time

B

at more time

C

at less time

D

None of these

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The correct Answer is:
A

Both the balls hit the ground at the same time as vertical component of velocity of both balls is zero.
`therefore` time of flight of each ball is = `sqrt(2h/g)`
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