3. A hunter is standing in a tree stand 15 m off the ground. He shoots his rifle horizontally at a target (no animals were harmed in the creation of this problem) that is standing 2,500 m away from the base of the tree. He missed the target and the bullet hit the ground. How fast was the bullet traveling when it left the barrel of the rifle?

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3. A hunter is standing in a tree stand 15 m off the ground. He shoots his rifle horizontally at a target (no
animals were harmed in the creation of this problem) that is standing 2,500 m away from the base of the
tree. He missed the target and the bullet hit the ground. How fast was the bullet traveling when it left the
barrel of the rifle?
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