Ballistic Pendulum: A 7g bullet is fired into a 1100kg block of wood, hanging from a 120 cm long string. The bullet embeds itself into the block, and the block then swings to an angle of 45 degrees. 3) a) What was the speed of the bullet, just prior to striking the block? b) To what angle would the block swing if the string was shortened to 100 cm?

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Ballistic Pendulum: A 7g bullet is fired into a 1100kg block of wood, hanging from
3)
a 120 cm long string. The bullet embeds itself into the block, and the block then swings
to an angle of 45 degrees.
a) What was the speed of the bullet, just prior to striking the block?
b) To what angle would the block swing if the string was shortened to 100 cm?
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Transcribed Image Text:Ballistic Pendulum: A 7g bullet is fired into a 1100kg block of wood, hanging from 3) a 120 cm long string. The bullet embeds itself into the block, and the block then swings to an angle of 45 degrees. a) What was the speed of the bullet, just prior to striking the block? b) To what angle would the block swing if the string was shortened to 100 cm? tdod em
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