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Physics for Scientists & Engineers

by Douglas C. Giancoli
Volume 1, 4th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2008

Chapter 2: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension

"CHAPTER-OPENING QUESTIONS - Guess now!
Two small heavy balls have the same diameter but one weighs twice as much as the other. The balls are dropped from a second-story balcony at the exact same time. The time to reach the ground below will be:
(a) twice as long the lighter ball as for the heavier one.
(b) longer for the lighter ball, but not twice as long.
(c) twice as long for the heavier ball as for the lighter one.
(d) longer for the heavier ball, but not twice as long.
(e) nearly the same for both balls."

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