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12 March, 14:21

A 5.20g bullet moving at 672 m/s strikes a 700g wooden block atrest on a frictionless surface. The bullet emerges, travelingin the same direction with its speed reduced to 428 m/s.

a. What is the resulting speed of the block?

b. What is the speed of the bullet-block center of mass?

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  1. 12 March, 14:31
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    a) v=1.81 m/s; B) v=4.95 m/s

    Explanation:

    using momentum conservation

    m1v1+m2v1=m1v2+m2v2

    A)

    5.2*672+700*0=5.2*428+700v2

    The initial velocity of the block is 0, solving for v2

    v2=1.81 m/s

    B) Now both the bullet and the block travel together

    m1v1+m2v1 = (m1+m2) v2

    5.2*672+700*0 = (5.2+700) v

    v=4.95 m/s
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