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A bullet travels horizontally overhead a man at a height `h=5 m` at speed `v=0.660 m s^(-1)`. How far is the bullet from the man when he hears its whistle? V, velocity of sound `=340 m s^(-1)`.

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`(hv)/V=9.7 m`
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