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A 4.00-g bullet, traveling horizontally with a velocity of magnitude 400 m/s, is fired into a wooden block with mass 0.800 kg, initially at rest on a level surface. The bullet passes through the block and emerges with its speed reduced to 190 m/s. The block slides a distance of 72.0 cm along the surface fromits initial position. (a) What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between block and surface? (b) What is the decrease in kinetic energy of the bullet? (c) What is the kinetic energy of the block at the instant after the bullet passes through it?

Short Answer

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(a) The coefficient of kinetic friction between block and surface is .0.078

(b) The decrease in kinetic energy of bullet is .−247.8 J

(c) The kinetic energy of the bullet is 0.441 J.

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Determination of coefficient of kinetic friction between block and surface(a)Given Data:

The initial velocity of bullet is ub=400″¾/s

The initial velocity of block is uw=0

The distance moved by block is d=72 c³¾=0.72″¾

The final velocity of bullet is vb=190″¾/s

The mass of blockis: M=0.800 k²µ

The mass of bullet is: m=4 g=0.004 k²µ

The magnitude and direction of velocity of stone after collision is found by using momentum conservation along horizontal and vertical direction.

Apply the momentum conservation to find final velocity of block.

mub+Muw=mvb+Mvw

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

(0.004 k²µ)(400″¾/s)+(0.8 k²µ)(0)=(0.004 k²µ)(190″¾/s)+(0.8 k²µ)vwvw=1.05″¾/s

The acceleration of the block is calculated as:

vw2=uw2+2ad

Here, a is the acceleration of wooden block.

(1.05″¾/s)2=(0)2+2a(0.72″¾)a=0.77″¾/s2

The coefficient of kinetic friction between block and surface isgiven as:

μ=ag

Here, g is the gravitational acceleration and its value is 9.8″¾/s2.

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

μ=0.77″¾/s29.8″¾/s2μ=0.078

Therefore, the coefficient of kinetic friction between block and surface is 0.078.

02

Determination of decrease in kinetic energy of bullet(b)

The decrease in kinetic energy of bullet is given as:

ΔK=12m(vb2−ub2)

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

ΔK=12(0.004 k²µ)[(190″¾/s)2−(400″¾/s)2]ΔK=−247.8 J

Therefore, the decrease in kinetic energy of bullet is−247.8 J .

03

Determination of kinetic energy of wooden block(c)

The kinetic energy of the bullet is given as:

K=12Mvw2

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

K=12(0.8 k²µ)(1.05″¾/s)2K=0.441 J

Therefore, the kinetic energy of the bullet is 0.441 J.

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