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A bullet with mass 5.35 g is fired horizontally into a 2.174-kg block attached to a horizontal spring. The spring has a constant 6.17 102 N/m and reaches a maximum compression of 6.34 cm.
(a) Find the initial speed of the bullet-block system.
(b) Find the speed of the bullet.

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Answer:

a)[tex]V=1.067\: m/s[/tex]

b)[tex]v=434.65\: m/s [/tex]  

Explanation:

a)

Using the conservation of energy between the moment when the bullet hit the block and the maximum compression of the spring.

[tex]\frac{1}{2}MV^{2}=\frac{1}{2}k\Delta x^{2}[/tex]

Where:

  • M is the bullet-block mass (0.00535 kg + 2.174 kg = 2.17935 kg)
  • V is the speed of the system
  • k is the spring constant (6.17*10² N/m)
  • Δx is the compression of the spring (0.0634 m)

Then, let's find the initial speed of the bullet-block system.

[tex]V^{2}=\frac{k\Delta x^{2}}{M}[/tex]

[tex]V=\sqrt{\frac{6.17*10^{2}*0.0634^{2}}{2.17935}}[/tex]

[tex]V=1.067\: m/s[/tex]

b)

Using the conservation of momentum we can find the velocity of the bullet.

[tex]mv=MV[/tex]

[tex]v=\frac{MV}{m}[/tex]

[tex]v=\frac{2.17935*1.067}{0.00535}[/tex]

[tex]v=434.65\: m/s [/tex]  

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