A 25-g bullet strikes and becomes embedded in a 1.35-kg

Chapter 1, Problem 71GP

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Problem 71GP

A 25-g bullet strikes and becomes embedded in a 1.35-kg block of wood placed on a horizontal surface just in front of the gun. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0.25, and the impact drives the block a distance of 9.5 m before it comes to rest, what was the muzzle speed of the bullet?

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QUESTION:

Problem 71GP

A 25-g bullet strikes and becomes embedded in a 1.35-kg block of wood placed on a horizontal surface just in front of the gun. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0.25, and the impact drives the block a distance of 9.5 m before it comes to rest, what was the muzzle speed of the bullet?

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Mass of the bullet  

Mass of the block  

Coefficient of static friction  

Travelled distance by block  

Velocity after covering distance (d) 

Velocity after impact  

Acceleration = a

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