A student throws a heavy red ball horizontally from a balcony of a tall building with an initial speed vo. At the same time, a second student throws a lighter blue ball horizontally from the same balcony with an initial speed vo/2. Ignoring air resistance, which of the following statements must be true? [There may be more than one correct answer.] Both balls hit the ground with the same angle of impact. Both balls hit the ground with the same vertical velocity component While each ball is in the air, the red ball has the greater magnitude of acceleration. The red ball hits the ground with the greater speed. | The balls reach the ground at the same instant.

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A student throws a heavy red ball horizontally from a balcony of a tall building with
an initial speed vo. At the same time, a second student throws a lighter blue ball
horizontally from the same balcony with an initial speed vo/2. Ignoring air resistance,
which of the following statements must be true? [There may be more than one
correct answer.]
Both balls hit the ground with the same angle of impact.
Both balls hit the ground with the same vertical velocity component
While each ball is in the air, the red ball has the greater magnitude of
acceleration.
The red ball hits the ground with the greater speed.
| The balls reach the ground at the same instant.
Transcribed Image Text:A student throws a heavy red ball horizontally from a balcony of a tall building with an initial speed vo. At the same time, a second student throws a lighter blue ball horizontally from the same balcony with an initial speed vo/2. Ignoring air resistance, which of the following statements must be true? [There may be more than one correct answer.] Both balls hit the ground with the same angle of impact. Both balls hit the ground with the same vertical velocity component While each ball is in the air, the red ball has the greater magnitude of acceleration. The red ball hits the ground with the greater speed. | The balls reach the ground at the same instant.
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the heavy red ball horizontally from the balcony of a tall building with an initial speed  v0

at the same time, a second light blue ball throw horizontally  from the same balcony with an initial velocity  v02

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Which of the option must be true 

  1. Both balls hit the ground with the same angle of impact 
  2. Both balls hit the ground with the same vertical velocity component  
  3. The red ball has a greater magnitude of the acceleration 
  4. the red ball hit the ground with the greater speed 
  5. The ball reaches the ground at the same instant 

 

 

 

 

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