A gun shoots bullets that leave the muzzle horizontally at a speed of 250 m/s. If the bullet hits a target 100 m away how far will the bullet have fallen?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-07T16:45:38

#0.784"cm"#

Considering the horizontal component of motion enables us to find the time of flight:

#t=s/v#

#t=100/250=0.04"s"#

From the vertical component we get:

#s=1/2"g"t^2#

#s=1/2xx9.8xx0.04^2#

#s=0.00784"m"=0.784"cm"#