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Two 500 g blocks of wood are 2.0 m apart on a frictionless
Chapter 9, Problem 49P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 49P
Two 500 g blocks of wood are 2.0 m apart on a frictionless table. A 10 g bullet is fired at 400 m/s toward the blocks. It passes all the way through the first block, then embeds itself in the second block. The speed of the first block immediately afterward is 6.0 m/s. What is the speed of the second block after the bullet stops?
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QUESTION:
Problem 49P
Two 500 g blocks of wood are 2.0 m apart on a frictionless table. A 10 g bullet is fired at 400 m/s toward the blocks. It passes all the way through the first block, then embeds itself in the second block. The speed of the first block immediately afterward is 6.0 m/s. What is the speed of the second block after the bullet stops?
ANSWER:
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The objective here is to determine the speed of the second block after it is hit by a bullet, which passes completely through another block before hitting the second block.