At the same instant that a cannonball is shot horizontally a baseball is dropped

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At the same instant that a cannonball is shot horizontally a baseball is dropped from the same height. How does the vertical acceleration of each ball compare while falling? (Ignore air resistance)

At the same instant that a cannonball is shot horizontally a baseball is dropped from the same height. How does the vertical acceleration of each ball compare while falling? (Ignore air resistance)

a. the acceleration of the cannonball is less than the baseball.
b. the mass of each ball is required to determine its acceleration.
c. both balls have the same acceleration.
d. the speed of the cannonball is required to determine its acceleration.
e. the acceleration of the cannonball is greater than the baseball.

Explanation / Answer

Acceleration would be the same. -9.8m/s^2 due to gravity. no matter what velocity is of the cannonball.

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