Question

a bullet with mass 0.281 kg is fired from a rifle. It stick into a block of wood with a mass of 17.8 that was at rest. The block/bullet combo moves at 3 m/s. What was the initial velocity of the bullet?

Mar 20, 2016

mv1 = (m+M)vf

Mar 22, 2016

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