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A ball is thrown horizontally from a height h. The time to reach the ground depends on:

Answer: Vertical height only.

A Horizontal speed only
B Both horizontal and vertical
C Vertical height only
D Neither

Correct answer: C. Vertical height only

Explanation: Time to fall depends only on vertical height h: t = √(2h/g). Horizontal speed does not affect fall time.

Projectile trajectories launched at 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 degrees at the same speed, each annotated with range R, maximum height H and time of flight T, with coloured dots marking equal time intervals

Projectiles at equal speed: range is maximum at 45°, and complementary angles (30° and 60°) share the same range. Image: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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A ball is thrown horizontally from a height h. The time to reach the ground depends on:

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