A bullet is fired from a rifle vertically upward with initial speed v. = 65m/s. It hits a flying bird that was at a horizontal distance 100 m away from the rifle when the bullet was fired, as illustrated in the figure. If the bird is flying horizontally with a constant speed of 10 m/s, what is the vertical distance h (in m) between the rifle and the bird? Solution a) 100 b) 150 c) 200 d) 250 e) 300 h tv. 10 m/s 100 m

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A bullet is fired from a rifle vertically upward with initial speed v. = 65m/s.
It hits a flying bird that was at a horizontal distance 100 m away from the rifle
when the bullet was fired, as illustrated in the figure. If the bird is flying
horizontally with a constant speed of 10 m/s, what is the vertical distance h (in
m) between the rifle and the bird?
Solution
a) 100
b) 150
c) 200
d) 250
e) 300
h
tv.
10 m/s
100 m
Transcribed Image Text:A bullet is fired from a rifle vertically upward with initial speed v. = 65m/s. It hits a flying bird that was at a horizontal distance 100 m away from the rifle when the bullet was fired, as illustrated in the figure. If the bird is flying horizontally with a constant speed of 10 m/s, what is the vertical distance h (in m) between the rifle and the bird? Solution a) 100 b) 150 c) 200 d) 250 e) 300 h tv. 10 m/s 100 m
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