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Two identical balls are thrown from the top of a building with the same speed. Ball (theta) above the 1 is thrown horizontally, while ball 2 is thrown at an angle horizontal. Neglecting air resistance, which ball will have the greatest speed when hitting the ground below?

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Let the throw velocity be v1 m/s, and let the vertical drop be s m.

For ball 1, v1H = v1 and v1V = 0.

For ball 2, v1H = v1.cos(theta) and v1V = v1.sin(theta).

The horizontal ...

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