A 5kg bullet fired from a gun at 725m/s becomes embedded in a .50kg block of wood that is free to move along a surface and the coefficient of friction .355 between the surface and block of wood. find the distance it slides acroos the table.
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To find the distance the block of wood slides across the table, we can use the principles of conservation of momentum and Newton's laws of motion.
1. First, let's find the initial momentum of the bullet. The momentum of an object is given by the product of its mass and velocity. The initial momentum of the bullet is calculated as follows:
Initial momentum of the bullet = Mass of the bullet x Velocity of the bullet
= 5 kg x 725 m/s
= 3625 kg⋅m/s
2. The bullet becomes embedded in the block of wood, so the total mass of the system will be the mass of the bullet plus the mass of the wood block:
Total mass of the system = Mass of the bullet + Mass of the wood block
= 5 kg + 0.50 kg
= 5.50 kg
3. According to the principle of conservation of momentum, the total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision. Therefore, the momentum of the system after the bullet is embedded in the wood block will remain the same as the initial momentum of the bullet:
Momentum of the system after collision = 3625 kg⋅m/s
4. Now, let's calculate the velocity of the system after the collision. Since the bullet is embedded in the wood block, the velocity of the bullet and the wood block will be the same. We can use the equation for momentum to find their common velocity:
Momentum of the system after collision = Total mass of the system x Velocity of the system
Rearranging the equation, we have:
Velocity of the system = Momentum of the system after collision / Total mass of the system
= 3625 kg⋅m/s / 5.50 kg
= 659.09 m/s
5. The force of friction acting on the wood block will be given by the product of the coefficient of friction and the normal force. The normal force is equal to the weight of the wood block, which can be calculated by multiplying the mass of the wood block by the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²):
Normal force = Mass of the wood block x Acceleration due to gravity
= 0.50 kg x 9.8 m/s²
= 4.9 N
Force of friction = Coefficient of friction x Normal force
= 0.355 x 4.9 N
= 1.74 N
6. The force of friction acts opposite to the direction of motion, so it will provide a deceleration to the wood block. We can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration:
Force of friction = Mass of the wood block x Acceleration of the wood block
Rearranging the equation, we have:
Acceleration of the wood block = Force of friction / Mass of the wood block
= 1.74 N / 0.50 kg
= 3.48 m/s²
7. We need to find the distance the wood block slides across the table, given this acceleration. We can use the equation of motion:
Distance = (Velocity² - Initial velocity²) / (2 x Acceleration)
Since the initial velocity of the wood block is zero (as it was initially at rest), we have:
Distance = (Velocity²) / (2 x Acceleration)
= (659.09 m/s)² / (2 x 3.48 m/s²)
= 1186144.85 m²/s² / 6.96 m²/s²
= 170,477.02 m²
Therefore, the distance the block of wood slides across the table is approximately 170,477.02 meters.