Monday, January 9, 2012

What is the velocity and KE of the following?

A 6.51-g bullet is moving horizontally with a velocity of +361 m/s, where the sign + indicates that it is moving to the right (see part a of the drawing). The bullet is approaching two blocks resting on a horizontal frictionless surface. Air resistance is negligible. The bullet pes completely through the first block (an inelastic collision) and embeds itself in the second one, as indicated in part b. Note that both blocks are moving after the collision with the bullet. The m of the first block is 1238 g, and its velocity is +0.711 m/s after the bullet pes through it. The m of the second block is 1591 g. (a) What is the velocity of the second block after the bullet imbeds itself? (b) Find the ratio of the total kinetic energy after the collision to that before the collision.

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