Two metal balls are the same size but one weighs twice as much as the other. The balls are dropped from the roof of a single story building at the same instant of time. The time it takes the balls to reach the ground below will be:

about half as long for the heavier ball as for the lighter one.

about half as long for the lighter ball as for the heavier one.

about the same for both balls.

considerably less for the heavier ball, but not necessarily half as long.

considerably less for the lighter ball, but not necessarily half as long.

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aristocles aristocles · Answer 1 · 2019-09-06T03:41:30+02:00

Answer:

about the same for both balls.

Explanation:

Since there is no air drag or air friction on the system of two balls

so here we can say that the force on the two ball while they are in air is

[tex]F = mg[/tex]

so here the acceleration of the ball is given as

[tex]a = \frac{F}{m}[/tex]

[tex]a = g[/tex]

so here the acceleration of two balls are independent of the mass of the ball

so both the balls will fall down with same rate of acceleration

so the two balls will take same time to drop the ball

so correct answer will be

about the same for both balls.