A bullet of mass m=16 gr is fired into a block of mass M=5 kg initially at rest at the edge of a frictionless table of height h=0.90 m. The bullet remains in the block and the block lands a distance d=0.67 m from the bottom of the table. a)Determine the initial velocity of the bullet. vi=? b) Determine the loss of kinetic Energy during the collision. ΔK=?

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A bullet of mass m=16 gr is fired into a block of mass M=5 kg initially at rest at the edge of a frictionless table of height h=0.90 m. The bullet remains in the block and the block lands a distance d=0.67 m from the bottom of the table.

a)Determine the initial velocity of the bullet.

vi=?

b) Determine the loss of kinetic Energy during the collision.

ΔK=?

 

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