A person stands on a bridge and throws a ball vertically upward with an initial speed of 10.0 m/s. The ball rises, and as it falls past the edge of the bridge where it was released, a second ball is thrown downward with a velocity of 10.0 m/s. Which of the following statements are correct?

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A person stands on a bridge and throws a ball vertically upward with an initial speed of 10.0 m/s. The ball rises, and as it falls past the edge of the bridge where it was released, a second ball is thrown downward with a velocity of 10.0 m/s. Which of the following statements are correct?

 
I. The first ball will hit the ground before the second ball.
II. The second ball will hit the ground before the first ball.
III. The two balls will hit the ground at the same time.
IV. Both balls will be falling with the same velocity as they hit the ground.
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