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Physics: Principles with Applications | 7th Edition | ISBN: 9780321625922 | Authors: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Two small heavy balls have the same diameter but one weighs twice as much as the other. The balls are dropped from a second-story balcony at the exact same time. The time to reach the ground below will be:

(a) twice as long for the lighter ball as for the heavier one.

(b) longer for the lighter ball, but not twice as long.

(c) twice as long for the heavier ball as for the lighter one.

(d) longer for the heavier ball, but not twice as long.

(e) nearly the same for both balls.

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QUESTION:

Two small heavy balls have the same diameter but one weighs twice as much as the other. The balls are dropped from a second-story balcony at the exact same time. The time to reach the ground below will be:

(a) twice as long for the lighter ball as for the heavier one.

(b) longer for the lighter ball, but not twice as long.

(c) twice as long for the heavier ball as for the lighter one.

(d) longer for the heavier ball, but not twice as long.

(e) nearly the same for both balls.

ANSWER:

Step 1 of 2

Given,

Mass of the first ball:

Mass of the second ball:

Both balls are dropped from the second-story building at the same time.

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