A rubber bullet R and a metal bullet M of equal mass strike a test target T with the same speed. The metal bullet penetrates the target and comes to rest inside it, while the rubber bullet bounces off the target. Which statement is true?(a)M and R exert the same impulse on T.(b)M exerts a greater impulse on T than R does.(c)R exerts a greater impulse on T than M does.(d)The magnitudes of the change in momentum of M and R are equal.(e)The target must a mythbuster-type dummy.

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A rubber bullet R and a metal bullet M of equal mass strike a test target T with the same speed. The metal bullet penetrates the target and comes to rest inside it, while the rubber bullet bounces off the target. Which statement is true?

(a)	M and R exert the same impulse on T.
(b)	M exerts a greater impulse on T than R does.
(c)	R exerts a greater impulse on T than M does.
(d)	The magnitudes of the change in momentum of M and R are equal.
(e)	The target must a mythbuster-type dummy.

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