A hunter aims a rifle at an angle of 10° below the horizontal. The hunter fires a bullet while simultaneously dropping another bullet from the side of the rifle. Which bullet hits the ground first?
A)the dropped one
B)the fired one
C)both hit at the same time

Question

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Both bullets experience the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their initial velocities. The fired bullet has some initial horizontal velocity, which means it will take longer to reach the ground than the dropped bullet, which falls vertically. Therefore, the dropped bullet hits the ground first, making choice A the incorrect answer. Since only one of the statements is true, C (both hit at the same time) is also incorrect. Therefore, the correct answer is B, the fired one.

A Hunter Aims a Rifle at an Angle of 10°