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Two bodies of different masses` m_a`and `m_b ` are dropped from the heights a and b respectively.What is the ratio of time taken by the two bodies to drop through these distances?

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`H=1/2gt^2`
`t=sqrt((2H)/g)`
`t_a/t_b=sqrt((H_a)/H_b)=sqrt(a/b)`
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