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A heavy and light body are dropped from the top of a tower, which will reach the ground first ?

A

Heavy

B

Light

C

Both

D

Not known

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The correct Answer is:
C
Time of flight, `T = sqrt ((2 h )/( g ))` which is independent of mass of the body .
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