A hunter points a rifle horizontally and holds it 3.30 m above the ground. The bullet leaves the barrel at 325 m/s. Ignore air and assume that free-fall acceleration is 9.80 m/s2

(a) How long does it take for the bullet to strike the ground? (b) How far horizontally does it travel?


(a) 0.821 s (b) 267 m

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