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...on the ground at the same time as if it were simply dropped directly down to the ground from the firing position? What proves this to be true?

2007-08-04 17:32:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Other - Science

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The acceleration of gravity... Both bullets will fall to the floor at the same rate. Just the one fired by the gun will be a lot farther away when it hits. Just because something is moving, doesn't mean it is immune to gravity.

2007-08-04 17:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by JimGeek 4 · 0 1

Actually not true.

Since the surface of the earth is curved, you are firing not on a parallel trajectory, you are firing on a tangent trajectory.

2007-08-05 00:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

The uniformity of Earth's gravitational field over small distances (like a few kilometers or less).

2007-08-05 00:35:56 · answer #3 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0 0

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