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

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Both bullets will hit the ground at the same time. As per the laws of physics, the time taken by a projectile to reach the ground only depends on the vertical component of its velocity. The bullet fired at an angle of 10 degrees above the horizontal has two components of velocity - horizontal and vertical. The horizontal component of velocity does not affect the time of flight, and the vertical component only affects the time of flight by altering the height from which the bullet is fired. The time of flight of both bullets will be the same because they both have the same starting height and will hit the ground at the same time.

A Hunter on Level Ground Fires a Bullet at an Angle