Question

Two boys are at the top of a waterslide at Seven Peaks Water Park. One boy (boy A) slips off the top of the tower and falls unobstructed into the pool below. At the same moment the other boy (boy B) starts sliding down the slide and lands in the same pool. Ignoring air resistance and friction, which boy will splash into the water first and which will have the greater speed when he hits the water?

Answer 1

Answer: boy B, same

Explanation:

Given

One boy trips off the waterslide while the other starts sliding down

As there is no horizontal velocity, both boys have to travel the same vertical distance.

Their starting vertical velocity is zero and they need to travel the same vertical distance. Therefore, both boys splash water with the same velocity.

The time taken by boy B is more than boy A as boy B will travel some horizontal distance due to slide which will increase its time to reach the bottom.