Both bullets will hit the ground at the same time, assuming they are fired from the same height above the ground and there's no significant air resistance. Here's why:

• The downward motion of both bullets is influenced solely by gravity. Gravity accelerates both bullets at the same rate (9.8 m/s²) downward.
• The bullet fired horizontally has an initial horizontal velocity (1000 m/s), but that does not affect the vertical motion. Its vertical motion starts with zero vertical velocity, just like the bullet that is dropped.
• Since they both start falling at the same time and are subjected to the same gravitational acceleration, they will both reach the ground simultaneously.

Would you like more details on the physics behind this scenario?

Here are 5 relative questions to deepen your understanding:

1. How does gravity affect objects with different masses?
2. What is the time taken for the bullets to hit the ground if dropped from a specific height?
3. How does air resistance influence the horizontal motion of the fired bullet?
4. What equations describe the vertical motion of a free-falling object?
5. How does the horizontal speed of the fired bullet change over time in the absence of air resistance?

Tip: Horizontal and vertical motions are independent of each other in projectile motion.