Physics - A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun held 1.4m above the ground. If the bullet leaves

Question

...  the gun with a velocity of 300ms-1, at what distance from the gun will the bullet strike the ground

Answer

s = (1/2) at^2  general formula for acceleration.

s = 4.9 t^2 same formula with gravity constant plugged in.

t = &radic;(1.4/4.9) same formula solved for time to fall 1.4 meters.

t = 0.5345 s

range = 300ms^-1 x 0.5345s = 160.357 m  <<--  ANSWER

Physics - A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun held 1.4m above the ground. If the bullet leaves

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