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The Equation for the Path of Projectile

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A gun is fired horizontally on the bull's eye at a height $h$ . Then

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the bullet hits the bull's eye

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the bullet moves left or right of the Bull's eye due to jerk experienced on firing

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the bullet misses the bull's eye and hits upward

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D

the bullet misses the target and hits downwards

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Solution

The correct option is D the bullet misses the target and hits downwards
Due to gravity it follows projectile path (parabolic) and moves downward.

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