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A rifle with a muzzle velocity of 450m/s shoots at a bullet at a target 50 m away . How high above the target must the barrel be pointed ? Assume the muzzle and the target are at the same height

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

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