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title: "Projectiles 1 and 2 are launched from level ground at the same time and follow the trajectories shown in the figure. Which one of the projectiles, if either, returns to the ground first, and why?"
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# Projectiles 1 and 2 are launched from level ground at the same time and follow the trajectories shown in the figure. Which one of the projectiles, if either, returns to the ground first, and why?

Projectiles 1 and 2 are launched from level ground at the same time and follow the trajectories shown in the figure. Which one of the projectiles, if either, returns to the ground first, and why?

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/comparisonof2projectiles-1024x417.png)

- **A.** Projectile 1, because it will have a greater initial speed, which means it will have a larger average speed and therefore spend less time in the air.
- **B.** Projectile 2, because it will have a smaller initial vertical velocity.
- **C.** Projectiles 1 and 2 hit the ground at the same time because they have the same initial speed.
- **D.** The flight time cannot be compared without knowing the relative initial speeds.

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