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As shown in the figure below, a bullet is fired at and passes through a piece of

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Question

As shown in the figure below, a bullet is fired at and passes through a piece of target paper suspended by a massless string. The bullet has a mass m, a speed v before the collision with the target, and a speed

after passing through the target. The collision is inelastic and during the collision, the amount of energy lost is equal to a fraction

of the kinetic energy of the bullet before the collision. Determine the mass M of the target and the speed V of the target the instant after the collision in terms of the mass m of the bullet and speed v of the bullet before the collision. (Express your answers to at least 3 decimals.)

V = ? v M = ? m As shown in the figure below, a bullet is fired at and passes through a piece of target paper suspended by a massless string. The bullet has a mass m, a speed v before the collision with the target, and a speed (0.506)v after passing through the target. The collision is inelastic and during the collision, the amount of energy lost is equal to a fraction [(0.293)KEb BC] of the kinetic energy of the bullet before the collision. Determine the mass M of the target and the speed V of the target the instant after the collision in terms of the mass m of the bullet and speed v of the bullet before the collision. (Express your answers to at least 3 decimals.)

Explanation / Answer

and mass of paper be M. Let v be initial speed of bullet.

p_f = p_i
M*v_paper + m*0.506v = mv

For conservation of Energy,

?E = ?transferred energy
KE_f - KE_i = energy transferred
1/2m(0.506v)^2 + 1/2M(v_paper)^2 - 1/2mv^2 = -0.293*1/2mv^2

solve and get the answers ...

M*v_paper + m*0.506v = mv
M*v_paper = mv - m*0.506v = mv (1-0.506) = mv 0.494     eq 1
using eq1 in below equation:
1/2 m(0.506v)^2 + 1/2 M(v_paper)^2 - 1/2 mv^2 = -0.293*1/2 mv^2

1/2 m(0.506v)^2 + 1/2mv 0.494 (v_paper) - 1/2mv^2 = -0.293*1/2 mv^2

(0.506v)^2 + v 0.494 (v_paper) - v^2 = -0.293* v^2
(0.506^2)v +   0.494 (v_paper) - v = -0.293* v

     0.494 (v_paper) = -0.293* v   - (0.506^2)v   +v
    0.494 (v_paper)    = v {1-0.256 - 0.293} = 0.451 v
    V / v_paper = 0.913 v
   
    M*v_paper = mv 0.494
   
    M*0.913 v = mv 0.494
    M*0.913   = m 0.494
M = 0.541 m


final answers :
    M = 0.541 m
    V / v_paper = 0.913 v