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FMA-2021-11 · 2021 F = ma (AAPT)

2021 F = ma Exam — Question 11

Projectiles A, B, and C are simultaneously thrown off a cliff, and take the trajectories shown. A B C Neglecting air resistance, rank the times tA , tB , and tC they take to hit the ground.
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