a 9.50-g bullet. moving horizontally with an initial speed vi , embeds itself in a 1.45-kg pendulum bob that is initially at rest. The length of the pendulum is L=0.745m. After the collision, the pendulum swings to one side and comes to rest when it has gained a vertical height of 12.4 cm. Find the initial speed of the bullet.
from the final height, the PE gained was
(m+M)gh (m is the bullet mass).
So the initial velocity of the bullet/block must be
1/2 (m+M)v^2=(m+M)gh or
V=sqrt(2gh)
Now the law of momentum conservation holds when the bullet hits the block
(m+M)V=mVi
(m+M)sqrt(2gh)=mVi
and solve for Vi
Thanx ,, but I got something equals to 239.51 m/s .. and I don't think it is right ..
I did it like this
1/2 ( 0.0095 + 1.45 ) sqrt ( 2*9.8*0.124) = 0.0095 vi
I got my mistake ,, thank you very much for the help :)
No I didn't get it right :S ,, I did it like this exactly
( 0.0095 + 1.45 ) sqrt ( 2*9.8*0.124) = 0.0095 vi