A BB gun is fired at a cardboard box of mass m2 = 0.55 kg on a frictionless surface. The BB has a mass of m1 = 0.0125 kg and moves at a velocity of v1 = 79 m/s. It is observed that the box is moving at a velocity of v2 = 0.31 m/s after the BB passes through it.  a)What is the BB's final velocity vf, in meters per second?   b)  If the BB doesn't exit the box, what will the velocity of the box v'2, be in meters per second?

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A BB gun is fired at a cardboard box of mass m2 = 0.55 kg on a frictionless surface. The BB has a mass of m1 = 0.0125 kg and moves at a velocity of v1 = 79 m/s. It is observed that the box is moving at a velocity of v2 = 0.31 m/s after the BB passes through it. 

a)What is the BB's final velocity vf, in meters per second?  

b)  If the BB doesn't exit the box, what will the velocity of the box v'2, be in meters per second? 

 

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