A 40-g rifle bullet is fired into a ballistic pendulum of mass 5 kg suspended from a chord 1 m long. The bullet remains embedded in the pendulum. Compute the initial velocity of the bullet if the center of gravity of the pendulum is observed to rise a vertical distance of 30 cm. A 503.69 m/s B 125.69 m/s C) 432.69 m/s D 205.69 m/s E) 305.69 m/s
A 40-g rifle bullet is fired into a ballistic pendulum of mass 5 kg suspended from a chord 1 m long. The bullet remains embedded in the pendulum. Compute the initial velocity of the bullet if the center of gravity of the pendulum is observed to rise a vertical distance of 30 cm. A 503.69 m/s B 125.69 m/s C) 432.69 m/s D 205.69 m/s E) 305.69 m/s
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Transcribed Image Text:A 40-g rifle bullet is fired into a ballistic pendulum of mass 5 kg suspended from a
chord 1 m long. The bullet remains embedded in the pendulum. Compute the
initial velocity of the bullet if the center of gravity of the pendulum is observed to
rise a vertical distance of 30 cm.
(A) 503.69 m/s
(B) 125.69 m/s
432.69 m/s
D 205.69 m/s
(E 305.69 m/s
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