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title: "A officer fires a pistol horizontally toward a target \\(120 \\,\\text{m}\\) at a velocity of \\(200 \\, \\text{m/s}\\). If the officer aimed directly at the bull’s eye"
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# A officer fires a pistol horizontally toward a target \(120 \,\text{m}\) at a velocity of \(200 \, \text{m/s}\). If the officer aimed directly at the bull’s eye

A officer fires a pistol horizontally toward a target \(120 \,\text{m}\) at a velocity of \(200 \, \text{m/s}\). If the officer aimed directly at the bull’s eye

**Part a)** How far below the target does the bullet hit? *(3 points)*

**Part b)** How long did it take to get there? *(3 points)*


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