A Bullet Shot Horizontally from a Gun

question 25

Multiple Choice

A bullet shot horizontally from a gun:

• A)strikes the ground much later than one dropped vertically from the same point at the same instant
• B)never strikes the ground
• C)strikes the ground at approximately the same time as one dropped vertically from the same point at the same instant
• D)travels in a straight line
• E)strikes the ground much sooner than one dropped from the same point at the same instant

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