Will a thrown ball or a dropped ball hit the ground first when dropped or thrown from the same height?

The thrown ball will hit first because it’s moving at a speed greater than the speed at which the other ball is dropped. Even if you do this from a great height (say 10,000 feet), both balls will eventually reach their terminal velocities, but thrown ball will get there first and hit the ground first.

What is the relationship between the horizontal and vertical motion of an object?

The horizontal velocity of a projectile is constant (a never changing in value), There is a vertical acceleration caused by gravity; its value is 9.8 m/s/s, down, The vertical velocity of a projectile changes by 9.8 m/s each second, The horizontal motion of a projectile is independent of its vertical motion.

What happens to the velocity of a thrown or dropped ball?

Assuming a flat ground, and balls thrown or dropped from the same height, the horizontally-thrown ball will hit the ground with the same vertical velocity as the dropped ball, but it will have most of its initial horizontal velocity, too.

Does the dropped ball hit the ground at the same time?

If the ball is thrown exactly horizontally, then it will hit the ground at the same time as the dropped one – but it will a lot further away from the thrower. Where you are going wrong is in assuming there is a horizontal force.

How far apart are the two balls thrown at 0 seconds?

In the second scenario, v is not 0, because you actually threw the ball. They will actually move farther apart. Let’s say your threw the 2nd ball at 20 meters/s. Plugging in the numbers, we get: At 0 seconds (the beginning) they are at the same position. At 1 second, they are 20 meters apart. At 2 seconds, they are 40 meters apart.

What happens to the hypotenuse when you throw a ball horizontally?

The hypotenuse will always be longer than either side. The total speed of the thrown ball will always be higher than the one that is just dropped. Both balls will accelerate downwards at exactly the same rate. However, the horizontally thrown ball will have a starting velocity horizontal to that building velocity.