A bullet is fired off a cliff that is 44.1 meters tall. The horizontal speed of the bullet is 700 m/s. Assuming no air resistance, how far from the base of the cliff will the bullet land?

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The time it takes for the bullet to fall 44.1 meters can be calculated using the formula for free fall: $ t = \sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}} $, where $ h = 44.1 $ m and $ g = 9.8 $ m/s². This gives $ t = 3 $ seconds. The horizontal distance is then $ 700 \, \text{m/s} \times 3 \, \text{s} = 2100 \, \text{m} $.

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