A Bullet Is Aimed at a Target on the Wall $\Delta$

A bullet is aimed at a target on the wall a distance L away from the firing position. Because of gravity, the bullet strikes the wall a distance $\Delta$ y below the mark as suggested in the figure. Note: The drawing is not to scale. If the distance L was half as large and the bullet had the same initial velocity, how would $\Delta$ y be affected?

A) $\Delta$ y will double.
B) $\Delta$ y will be half as large.
C) $\Delta$ y will be four times larger.
D) $\Delta$ y will be one fourth as large.
E) $\Delta$ y is not possible to determine unless numerical values are given for the distances.

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