SOLUTION: A second ball is dropped from a cliff 1.0 seconds after a first identical ball was dropped. As both fall, does the distance between them increase, decrease, or stay the same? Expla
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Question 793214: A second ball is dropped from a cliff 1.0 seconds after a first identical ball was dropped. As both fall, does the distance between them increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain in 250 words. Answer by KMST(5347) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! As both balls are falling, at all times the first ball's speed is greater than the speed of the second ball, so the distance between them increases.
In formulas, the distance is
which increases linearly with .
