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If I let a stone drop from a certain height and throw a stone from a certain height, with air resistance, which will reach the ground first? When I draw a free body diagram the air resistance in the y axis for the throw is smaller in magnitude compared to the free fall, and yet it is the free fall that reaches the ground first. Why is that?

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If I let a stone drop from a certain height and throw a stone from a certain height, with air resistance, which will reach the ground first? When I draw a free body diagram the air resistance in the y axis for the throw is smaller in magnitude compared to the free fall, and yet it is the free fall that reaches the ground first. Why is that?

If I let a stone drop from a certain height and throw a stone from a certain height, with air resistance, which will reach the ground first? When I draw a free body diagram the air resistance in the y axis for the throw is smaller in magnitude compared to the free fall, and yet it is the free fall that reaches the ground first. Why is that?

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Free fall vs throw with air resistance

If I let a stone drop from a certain height and throw a stone from a certain height, with air resistance, which will reach the ground first? When I draw a free body diagram the air resistance in the y axis for the throw is smaller in magnitude compared to the free fall, and yet it is the free fall that reaches the ground first. Why is that?