In the Skycoaster amusement park ride, riders are suspended from a tower by a long cable. A second cable then lifts them until they reach the starting position indicated in (Figure 1). The lifting cable is then released, and the riders swing down the circular arc shown.

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when two balls of the different masses are dropped from equal height, they reach the ground at the same time .this is because they experience the same acceleration.

the acceleration is independent of mass.

thus when they are dropped they will always maintain the same velocity and travel the same distance (neglect air resistance of course) at the same time.

the answer is 12 as i may remember

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