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They hit the ground at the same time. Both are accelerated downward by gravity at the same rate (9.8m/sec2), so given a level ground surface below, they will complete the vertical fall in virtually the same amount of time. There are slight variables such as air resistance, because the faster car will travel farther out horizontally from the cliff edge and be moving faster at impact.

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Q: If two cars drive off a cliff road in a completely horizontal direction Car A driving 80 meters per second and Car B at 20 meters per second which hits the ground first?
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