A Bullet Is Fired Horizontally at a Target, and the Sound

question 33

Multiple Choice

A bullet is fired horizontally at a target, and the sound of its impact is heard 1.3 seconds later. If the speed of the bullet is 3,000 ft/sec and the speed of sound is 1,100 ft/sec, how far away is the target?

• A)1,438.0 ft
• B)2,853.7 ft
• C)1,046.3 ft
• D)1,430.0 ft
• E)1,161.3 ft

---

Definitions:

Black Enlistment

Refers to the historic recruitment and incorporation of African American individuals into military services.

Slave States

States in the U.S. before 1865 where the institution of slavery was legally permitted.

Union Army

The land force that fought for the Northern states during the American Civil War, opposing the Confederacy and fighting to preserve the Union and end slavery.

Steamer Planter

A Confederate steamship hijacked in 1862 by Robert Smalls, an enslaved African American who then sailed it to freedom and surrendered it to the Union.