Question

A bullet of 10 g strikes a sand bag at a speed of 103 ms-1 and gets embedded after travelling 5 cm. Calculate
(i) the resistive force exerted by the sand on the bullet.
(ii) the time taken by the bullet to come to rest.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A bullet of 10 g strikes a sand bag at a speed of 103 ms-1 and gets embedded after travelling 5 cm. Calculate

(i) the resistive force exerted by the sand on the bullet.

(ii) the time taken by the bullet to come to rest.