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A 0.005-kg bullet is fired with a speed of 400 m/s into a pendulum with mass 1 kg suspended from a massless cord 2 m long.
a. If the bullet is embedded after the collision, calculate the vertical height of the pendulum rise.
b. If the bullet is made of rubber and it bounces back at a speed of 400 m/s, calculate the vertical height of the pendulum rise.
(a)
During collision momentum is conserved
Initial momentum = Final momentum
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When the pendulum rises, kinetic energy is converted into potential energy
(a) ANSWER:
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(b)
During collision momentum is conserved
Initial momentum = Final momentum
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When the pendulum rises, kinetic energy is converted into potential energy
(b) ANSWER:
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