A wooden boxcar is moving along a straight railroad track at speed v₁. A sniper fires a bullet (initial speed v₂) at it from a high-powered rifle. The bullet passes through both lengthwise walls of the car, its entrance and exit holes being exactly opposite each other as viewed from within the car. Calculate the angle between the velocity vectors of the bullet and the boxcar. Assume that the bullet is not deflected upon entering the car, but that its speed decreases by 17%. Take v₁ = 85 km/h and v₂ = 687 m/s. (Why don't you need to know the width of the boxcar?) Number i Units (degrees)

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A wooden boxcar is moving along a straight railroad track at speed v₁. A sniper fires a bullet (initial speed v₂) at it from a high-powered
rifle. The bullet passes through both lengthwise walls of the car, its entrance and exit holes being exactly opposite each other as viewed
from within the car. Calculate the angle between the velocity vectors of the bullet and the boxcar. Assume that the bullet is not
deflected upon entering the car, but that its speed decreases by 17%. Take v₁ = 85 km/h and v₂ = 687 m/s. (Why don't you need to know
the width of the boxcar?)
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i
Units
(degrees)
Transcribed Image Text:A wooden boxcar is moving along a straight railroad track at speed v₁. A sniper fires a bullet (initial speed v₂) at it from a high-powered rifle. The bullet passes through both lengthwise walls of the car, its entrance and exit holes being exactly opposite each other as viewed from within the car. Calculate the angle between the velocity vectors of the bullet and the boxcar. Assume that the bullet is not deflected upon entering the car, but that its speed decreases by 17%. Take v₁ = 85 km/h and v₂ = 687 m/s. (Why don't you need to know the width of the boxcar?) Number i Units (degrees)
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