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23 January, 12:18

A baseball and a basketball, having the same mass, are dropped through air from rest such that their bottoms are initially at the same height above the ground, on the order of 1 m or more. which one strikes the ground first? (assume air resistance) (a) both strike the ground at the same time (b) the baseball (c) the basketball (d) more information is needed

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  1. 23 January, 13:47
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    The baseball will hit ground first. With air resistance the basketball will experience more air resistance having the bigger surface area. Without air resistance both will hit the ground first.
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