Saturday, October 24, 2009

Marksmen, Take 2

Two marksmen standing some distance apart and facing each other fire their rifles at the same time with the intent of both bullets hitting each other. The first marksmen has a relatively powerful rifle which fires at 2000 ft/sec while the second marksmen's rifle fires at 1500 ft/sec.
The first marksmen fires at a 45 degree angle relative to the horizon. What is the distance between the marksmen and what is the second marksmen's rifle angle. HINT: I believe the distance and second marksmen rife angel is unique for the two muzzle velocities. Also, ignore air friction. Kids, don't try this at home!

2 comments:

  1. I double checked the HINT and believe the rifle angles are dependent on muzzle velocities but there are multiple distances between the shooters.

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  2. This one is past my googling the answer I think.
    I am too busy cooking in Cafe World...

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