A bullet fired horizontally over level ground hits the ground in 0.5 second. If it had been fired with twice the speed in the same direction, it would have hit the ground in
A) more than 0.5 s.
B) 0.5 s.
C) less than 0.5 s.

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The time it takes for a projectile to hit the ground when fired horizontally depends only on its initial height and the acceleration due to gravity, not on its horizontal velocity. Doubling the speed would increase the range but not affect the time to fall.

A Bullet Fired Horizontally Over Level Ground Hits the Ground