Question

A bullet of mass 0.01kg is fired in to sand bag of mass 0.49kg longing from a tree the sand bag with the bullet at 10m/s find the velocity of the bullet

Answer 1

The velocity of the bullet after it hits the sand bag will be 0 m/s. The momentum of the bullet will be transferred to the sand bag, causing it to move in the opposite direction with a velocity of 10 m/s.