A rifle is fired from the top of a 90 m tall building. The initial velocity of the bullet is 350 m/s, and the rifle is pointed 30 degrees above the horizontal. How far horizontally from the face of the building will the bullet strike the ground?

A rifle is fired from the top of a 90 m tall building. The initial velocity of the bullet is 350 m/s, and the rifle is pointed 30 degrees above the horizontal. How far horizontally from the face of the building will the bullet strike the ground?

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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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