An object that is dropped straight down from a height of 100 m has a vertical change in position that is less than that of an identical object thrown horizontally from the same height.

True or False?

Objects dropped straight or thrown horizontally from the same height change their vertical velocity at the same rate, and fall through equal vertical distances in equal time intervals.
The statement is false.

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

The statement is false. Both the dropped object and the horizontally thrown object fall through the same vertical distance of 100 m because vertical motion is affected only by gravity, regardless of horizontal movement. Therefore, their vertical change in position is equal, not less for one than the other.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2025-01-16