If a human and a tank are dropped from the same height and time will they hit the ground at the same time?

Question

If you eliminate wind drag would a person and a tank hit the ground at the same time.

Answer 1

yes they would. because all objects, no matter what their mass, fall at a constant acceleration due to gravity; -9.8 m/s^2

Answer 2

Newton's law states that all object will fall towards the earth at the same speed, no matter what mass or volume they are. So, with no air resistance, not only a person but a helium balloon would fall at the same time as the tank. However, technically, not all objects will fall at the same speed, since a truly massive object will also attract the earth to it, so it will hit the earth faster. Therefore, if Mercury ever collided with earth, it would not fall at the same speed as a tank.

Answer 3

In a perfect world they would both reach the ground at the same time. But in an imperfect world the resistance of the air as they fell would cause the tank to land last.

Answer 4

They would both hit at the same time, as everything falls at the same speed. Although, I doubt it has ever been tried with a human and a tank, so therefor, can't be proven true.

Answer 5

The obejcts fall at the same acceleration. Which is gravity ( -9.8 m/s^2) . All objects of sufficient mass fall at the same acceleration. Therefore the objects hit the ground at the same time.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

yes they would because they are in a state of ''free fall'' in which the only outside force is gravity or 9.8m/s squared if object is in free fall near the earths surface.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

yes they would. check ur psychics.