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shaigrace
Feb 1, 2012, 08:04 PM
Bull eye target,100ft away. If the speed is 500ft/s.how far below the bulls eye does the bullet strikes the target?

ebaines
Feb 2, 2012, 11:02 AM
To solve this first determine the time it takes for the bullet to reach the target. Then determine how far vertically an object falls due to gravity in that time. Hint: for a falling object h = (1/2)gt ^2