Question
A gun shoots bullets that leave the muzzle with a speed of 341 m/s. If a bullet is to hit a target 171 m away at the level of the muzzle, the gun must be aimed at a point above the target. How far above the target is this point?
Answers
drwls
The time it takes to reach the target is 171/341 = 0.502 s
Calculate how far the bullet falls in that time. That is how high you should aim, above the target.
Calculate how far the bullet falls in that time. That is how high you should aim, above the target.