A bullet is dropped into a river from a very high bridge. At the same time, another bullet is fired from a gun, straight down towards the water. Neglecting air resistance, the acceleration just before
Striking the water
A) is greater for the fired bullet.
B) is the same for each bullet.
C) is greater for the dropped bullet.
D) depends on how high they started.
E) none of these
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