Who will land first?

Two cars roll horizontally off a ledge at a fast and slow speed. Which one will land on the ground first?

This video can be found on the YouTube at http://youtu.be/88cttk-a2-U

  1. Use the video to calculate the speed of the red and blue car befroe it leaves the ledge? (Show your math.)
  2. How many seconds does the red car spend in the air?
  3. How many seconds does the blue car spend in the air?
  4. You and your friend are playing at the river. You both run horizontally off ledge and eventually land in the rive below. Who will land in the water first if you left the ledge at the same instant in time?

by Tony Wayne ...(If you are a teacher, please feel free to use these resources in your teaching.)

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