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

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The dropped bullet will hit the ground first because it only has vertical motion due to gravity, while the fired bullet has both horizontal and vertical components, causing it to take a longer path to the ground.

A Hunter Aims a Rifle at an Angle of 10°