Question

Question 2 A small bullet (inertia m) is fired into a large piece of wood (inertia M). After the bullet penetrates the wood, the assembly moves as one unit with velocity v, along a low-friction track in the direction of travel of the bullet. 1. After the bullet is stuck in the piece of wood, is the momentum of the wood (not including the bullet; assuming the piece of wood was initially at rest) greater than, equal to, or less than the initial momentum of the bullet?

Answer 1

Using Conservation of momentum mu, & HU₂ = (m+M) Vx Uzzo mu, Iva m+M Momentum of wood = Muse - Mmu, mm Mama! Imitral momentum of Billetmu, Mm as you can f x mu, IMm HV4 M <1 man = 6**) <r so kes than in tamil so less than initial momentum of bullet mu (M+M Scanned with CamScanner