Two identical balls roll across the top of a table on parallel paths. One of the balls has to roll down into and up out of a dip in the table. The other ball rolls on the flat all the time. Which ball gets to the far side of the table first, and why?.
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re(2): Second attempt - physics based solution by Kenny M)
you are right, sorry for the blooper on the average speed... my bad...
what i mean by the second point is total horizontal distance of dip will be v0*t1. And tan(theta) can be given by depth of the dip / half the horizontal length which is v0*t1/2, or cos(theta) can be given by half the horizontal distance / length of inclined path(up OR down).
so either theta or 'h' in the equation might be replaceable. It might just be another silly mistake im making.
re(3): Second attempt - physics based solution
