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A 11.2 g bullet is fired horizontally into a 94 g wooden block initially at rest on a horizontal surface. After impact, the block slides 7.5 m before coming to rest. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between block and surface is 0.650, what was the speed of the bullet immediately before impact?
The work done against friction while sliding is 0.1052 kg*9.8 m/s^2*0.65 * 7.5m = 5.026 J
That equals the kinetic energy of block+bullet just before it sharts sliding. Use that to compute the velocity of bullet+block at that time.
Then use conservation of momemtum for the process where the bullet becomes embedded in the block. The momentum at the start of sliding will equal the fired bullet's momentum
To find the speed of the bullet immediately before impact, we can use the principle of conservation of linear momentum.
The principle of conservation of linear momentum states that the total momentum before an event is equal to the total momentum after the event, assuming there are no external forces acting on the system.
In this case, the system includes the bullet and the block. Before the impact, the block is at rest, so its momentum is zero. The bullet is moving horizontally, so its momentum is given by the product of its mass and its velocity.
Let's denote the speed of the bullet immediately before impact as V.
The momentum of the bullet before impact is given by:
Momentum of bullet = mass of the bullet × velocity of the bullet
= 11.2 g × V
After the impact, both the bullet and the block move together. Assuming there are no external forces acting on the system (other than friction), the total momentum after the impact is given by:
Total momentum after impact = (mass of the bullet + mass of the block) × velocity of the block and bullet
The velocity of the block and bullet can be found using the equation of motion relating displacement, initial velocity, final velocity, acceleration, and time:
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
Since the block and bullet come to rest after sliding 7.5 m, the final velocity vf is 0, the initial velocity u is V (the speed of the bullet), the acceleration a can be found using the coefficient of kinetic friction, and the displacement s is 7.5 m.
Let's calculate the acceleration of the block and bullet. The frictional force acting on the block is given by:
Frictional force = coefficient of kinetic friction × normal force
= coefficient of kinetic friction × mass of the block × acceleration due to gravity
The normal force is equal to the weight of the block, so:
Normal force = mass of the block × acceleration due to gravity
The acceleration of the block and bullet can be found using Newton's second law:
Sum of forces = mass × acceleration
Frictional force = (mass of the bullet + mass of the block) × acceleration
Substituting the expressions for the frictional force and the normal force:
coefficient of kinetic friction × mass of the block × acceleration due to gravity = (mass of the bullet + mass of the block) × acceleration
Simplifying the above equation and solving for the acceleration:
acceleration = coefficient of kinetic friction × acceleration due to gravity × mass of the block / (mass of the bullet + mass of the block)
Now, we can substitute the values into the equation of motion to find the velocity of the block and bullet:
0 = V^2 + 2 × acceleration × displacement
0 = V^2 + 2 × (coefficient of kinetic friction × acceleration due to gravity × mass of the block / (mass of the bullet + mass of the block)) × 7.5
Solving this equation will give us the value of V, which is the speed of the bullet immediately before impact.