Question

Two stones are dropped simultaneously from the top of a cliff. The first one starts falling from rest but the second one starts falling with a horizontal velocity. Under the circumstances: a. none of these b. both the stones strike the ground at the same time O c. the second one strikes the ground first O d. the first stone strikes the ground first​

Answer 1

Answer:

(b) both the stones strike the ground at the same time.

Explanation:

For first stone , initial velocity is 0 and a = g

For second stone, there is velocity in horizontal direction but there is no downward velocity (horizontal velocity don't affect downward velocity) , it's downward a = g so they both will hit ground at same time