A bullet fired with a velocity of 150 m/sec. penetrates a block of wood to a depth of 100 mm. If another bullet from the same gun is fired through a 50-mm board of the same kind of wood, what will be its velocity after it passes through the 50-mm board, assuming the acceleration of the bullet as it penetrates the wood remains constant. 100 mm 50 mm 150 m/sec Vo

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A bullet fired with a velocity of 150 m/sec. penetrates a block of wood to a depth of
100 mm. If another bullet from the same gun is fired through a 50-mm board of the
same kind of wood, what will be its velocity after it passes through the 50-mm board,
assuming the acceleration of the bullet as it penetrates the wood remains constant.
100 mm
50 mm
150 m/sec
vo
(a)
(b)
Transcribed Image Text:A bullet fired with a velocity of 150 m/sec. penetrates a block of wood to a depth of 100 mm. If another bullet from the same gun is fired through a 50-mm board of the same kind of wood, what will be its velocity after it passes through the 50-mm board, assuming the acceleration of the bullet as it penetrates the wood remains constant. 100 mm 50 mm 150 m/sec vo (a) (b)
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