A 12.5 g bullet moving at 235 m/s passes through a sheet of plastic 3.4 cm thick and emerges with a speed of 125 m/s. Find the I. Acceleration of the bullet. II. Impulse of the bullet.  III. Time it takes the bullet to pass through the plastic.

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A 12.5 g bullet moving at 235 m/s passes through a sheet of plastic 3.4 cm thick and
emerges with a speed of 125 m/s. Find the
I. Acceleration of the bullet.
II. Impulse of the bullet. 
III. Time it takes the bullet to pass through the plastic. 
IV. Average friction force exerted on the bullet. 

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