Question

The speed of a moving bullet can be determined by allowing the bullet to pass through two rotating paper disks mounted a distance 99 cm apart on the same axle. From the angular displacement 26° of the two bullet holes in the disks and the rotational speed 407 rev / min of the disks, we can determine the speed of the bullet.

What is the speed of the bullet?
Answer in units of m/s.

Answer 1

To calculate the speed of the bullet, we can use the equation v = rωθ, where r is the distance between the disks, ω is the angular speed, and θ is the angular displacement of the bullet holes. In this case, v = 99 cm(2π/60)(26°/360) = 7.8 m/s. Therefore, the speed of the bullet is 7.8 m/s.