A gun fires bullets with velocity while rotating through in the horizontal plane

PHYSICS · Single correct · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A gun fires bullets with velocity

v_0

while rotating through

360^\circ

in the horizontal plane. The maximum area covered by the bullets is: (1)

\frac{\pi v_0^2}{g}

(2)

\frac{\pi^2v_0^2}{g}

(3)

\frac{\pi v_0^4}{g^2}

(4)

\frac{\pi^2v_0^4}{g}