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a bullet of mass 1 kg moving with 200ms hits a wooden plank and emerges out if the work done by planks on bullet is 500J calculate the emergent velocity of bullet |
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Answer» Answer: 197.5 m/s Explanation: Initial KINETIC energy of bullet = 0.5mv² = 0.5 × 1 kg × (200 m/s)² = 20000 J = 20 kJ Work done by plank = 500 J Energy left = 20000 J - 500 J = 19500 J From CONSERVATION of energy Final Kinetic energy of bullet = 19500 J Emergent velocity of bullet = v' 0.5mv'² = 19500 J v' = SQRT(19500 J / (0.5 × 1 kg)) = 197.5 m/s |
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