Question

A 35.0 g bullet strikes a 50 kg stationary piece of lumber and embeds itself in the wood. The piece of lumber and the bullet fly off together at 8.6 m/s. What was the speed of the ballot before it struck the lumbar? Define the bullet and the wood as a system

Answer 1

12294.31 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Momentum = (mass)(velocity)

Momentum before = Momentum after

(momentum of bullet)+(momentum of block)=(momentum of bullet and block)

0.035v+50(0)=(0.035+50)(8.6)

0.035v=430.301

v=12294.3142857m/s