Question
a bullet of mass 25 g is fired horizontally into a sand-filled box which is suspended by long strings from the ceiling. The combined mass of the bullet, box, and sand is 10 kg. After impact the box and bullet reach a max height of 0.1m. find the max velocity of the box
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oobleck
PE = mgh
on impact, this was all KE = 1/2 mv^2
So solve for v.
on impact, this was all KE = 1/2 mv^2
So solve for v.