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A gun shoots a bullet with a velocity of 500. M/s. the gun is aimed horizontally and fired from a height of 1.50 m. How far does the bullet travel?

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The bullet will travel 276.64 meters horizontally. First, we use the equation h = 0.5gt^2, where g is gravity constant of 9.8 m/s^2, h is the height of the bullet, and t is the time the bullet is in the air. Solving for t, we get 0.55 seconds. We plug that into the next equation d = Vt, where d is the distance traveled, V is the velocity of the bullet, and t is the time the bullet is in the air. Solving for d, we get 276.64 m.
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