Ah, I see. That makes a lot of sense when I think about it in terms of an energy perspective. Furthermore, the third and fourth parts of this question are
c) How far away does the bullet travel (its range) before it hits the ground.
d) At what angle would such a projectile need to be going...
Homework Statement
An 8.5 gram slug is fired East from a 0.357 magnum hand gun held 1.5 meters above the ground. The muzzle velocity (as the projectile leaves the gun) is 1400 ft/sec. The bullet is accelerated at a constant rate as it travels through the 10 cm long barrel. After leaving the...
Homework Statement
A person on a train watches a car approaching a railway crossing ahead on his track. It appears that the car’s driver has fallen asleep and will not slow down. The train is traveling north‐east at 100km/h while the car is going west at 80km/h. The train is 4 km and the car is...