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A man standing at the top of a tower has two spheres A and B. He drops sphere A downwards and throws sphere B horizontally at the same time. Which of the following is correct ?

A. Both the spheres will reach the ground simultaneously.

B. A will reach the ground first.

C. B will reach the ground first.

D. The question is incomplete because the masses of the spheres are not given.

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

If no air resistance is present, the rate of descent depends only on how far the object has fallen, no matter how heavy the object is. This means that two objects will reach the ground at the same time if they are dropped simultaneously from the same height. This statement follows from the law of conservation of energy.

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