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A 35.0 g bullet strikes a 50 kg stationary piece of lumber and embeds itself in the wood. The piece of lumber and the bullet fly off togethe
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A 35.0 g bullet strikes a 50 kg stationary piece of lumber and embeds itself in the wood. The piece of lumber and the bullet fly off together at 8.6 m/s. What was the speed of the ballot before it struck the lumbar? Define the bullet and the wood as a system
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2021-08-19T10:02:13+00:00
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Answer:
12294.31 m/s
Explanation:
Momentum = (mass)(velocity)
Momentum before = Momentum after
(momentum of bullet)+(momentum of block)=(momentum of bullet and block)
0.035v+50(0)=(0.035+50)(8.6)
0.035v=430.301
v=12294.3142857m/s