Chapter1: The Study Of Motion
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Problem 1P: A yacht is 20 m long. Express this length in feet.
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A 5.00-g bullet is shot at a 1.00 kg wood block. The block is suspended on a string. The bullet passes through the block and the block rises a distance of 0.45 m. The bullet emerges from the block at a speed of 125 m/s.
(a) Find the initial speed of the bullet.
(b) Is mechanical energy conserved in the collision of the bullet with the block? Explain.
(minimum one sentence.)
(c) Is linear momentum conserved in the collision of the bullet with the block? Explain.
(minimum one sentence.)
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