Question

A bullet is fired horizontally at a velocity of 300 m/s, while another bullet is dropped from the same height at the same time. Which bullet will land first

Answer 1

Hi there!

Both bullets will land at the same time.

The bullet's velocity in the HORIZONTAL direction has no impact on its vertical velocity since the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity are SEPARATE.

Thus, the bullet fired horizontally still has an initial VERTICAL velocity of 0 m/s, just like the bullet that was dropped from rest.

Since both bullets have no initial VERTICAL velocity, both will land at the same time.