Two identical bullets are fired horizontally with the identical velocities. One bullet is fired from a “rifled” barrel which makes the bullet spin alongthe axis of travel. The other bullet is fired from a smooth-bore barrel which imparts no spin. What is the downward drop due to gravity for these two bullets?   a) The spinning bullet will drop more. b) The spinning bullet will drop less. c) Both bullets drop the same amount. d) It depends on the direction of the spin. e) It depends on the magnitude of the spin.

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Two identical bullets are fired horizontally with the identical velocities. One bullet is fired from a “rifled” barrel which makes the bullet spin alongthe axis of travel. The other bullet is fired from a smooth-bore barrel which imparts no spin. What is the downward drop due to gravity for these two bullets?
 
a) The spinning bullet will drop more.
b) The spinning bullet will drop less.
c) Both bullets drop the same amount.
d) It depends on the direction of the spin.
e) It depends on the magnitude of the spin.
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