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Asked in NEET 2002 · Projectiles from a height or an incline
Given: A dropped from rest; B projected horizontally at 5 m/s from the same height.
Idea: the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile are independent, so the time to fall depends on the vertical motion alone.
Both particles start with zero vertical velocity.
Both fall the same height h under the same g, so both take t=√(2h)/g.
They therefore reach the ground simultaneously, even though B lands further away.
Their landing speeds differ, because B keeps its horizontal 5 m/s.
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