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Projectiles that strike objects are good examples of inelastic collisions. A 0.1 kg nail driven by a gas powered nail driver collides in an inelastic collision with a 10 kg block of wood at rest. The total momentum of the system after the collision is 4.8 kg · m/s. Round your answers to two significant digits.

The velocity of the nail and block after the collision is calculated to be
m/s.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
v = p/(m_nail + m_block) = 4.8 kg·m/s ÷ 10.1 kg = 0.475... m/s ≈ 0.48 m/s (two significant digits).