The muzzle velocity of the bug guns on a battleship is 850 m/s when firing a certain mass shell.  If the gun is fired at an angle of 40 degrees above the horizontal, how far will the shell travel?  Neglect air resistance.

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The muzzle velocity of the bug guns on a battleship is 850 m/s when firing a certain mass shell.  If the gun is fired at an angle of 40 degrees above the horizontal, how far will the shell travel?  Neglect air resistance.

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Assume a shell is fired from a bug gun at an angle θ = 40 ̊ with the horizontal.

The initial velocity of the shell is u = 850 m/s.

Assume the acceleration due to gravity of Earth as g = 9.80 m/s2.

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