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Motion In A Plane

Question
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A heavy and a light body are dropped from the top of a tower simultaneously. Which will reach the ground first?

Solution

During the vertical fall of a body, the time taken for the body to fall is given by, 
                     straight t space equals space square root of fraction numerator 2 straight h over denominator straight g end fraction end root ,
which is independent of the mass of the body. 
Hence, both the bodies will reach the ground simultaneously.