Question

Which of the following statements describes what will happen when two objects of different weights are dropped at the same time?

The heavier object will fall at a faster rate.


The rate at which they fall will be determined by the wind speed in the area.


The lighter object will fall at a faster rate.


Both objects will fall at the same rate.

Answer 1

The answer is : Both objects will fall at he same rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

A quick way to understand why of these is to analyze the kinematics equations related to free fall.

`y=y_(0) +v_(0) *t+(1)/(2) *g*t\\\v_(f) =v_(0)+g*t\\v_(f) ^(2) =v_(0) ^(2)+2*g*y`

We can see that in the above equations there does not appear a value for mass, that is speed, time and displacement do not depend on the mass or weight of the body.

Air resistance is the only one that influences the fall of the bodies, but as has been shown experimentally, cannonballs and feathers have been dropped from a certain height at the same time in vacuum chambers. And these come to the same point at exactly the same time. This statement was made by Galileo many years earlier.