Question

if an explosive shell can travel 500 yards in 1.5 seconds, a shell bursts with a 25 yard diameter of damage and it takes 3 seconds for the fuse i the shell to go off what is the farthest away a target could be hit with a shell

Answer 1

`an\ explosive\ shell\ can\ travel\ 500\ yards\ in\ 1.5\ seconds\ \ \ \rightarrow\\.\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \rightarrow\ \ \ \ 1000\ yards\ in\ 3\ seconds\\\\diameter = 25\ yards\ \ \ \ \ \rightarrow\ \ \ \ radius=12.5\ yards\\\\1000+12.5=1012.5\ [yards]\\\\Answer:\\ The\ farthest\ away\ a\ target\ could\ be\ hit\ with\ a\ shell\ is\ 1012.5\ yards`