Question

A bullet of mass 50 g is moving with a velocity of 500 m/s.It penetrates
10 cm in a still target and comes to rest.
Calculate
(i) the kinetic energy

possessed by the bullet, and
(ii) the average retarding force offered by
the target.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A bullet of mass 50 g is moving with a velocity of 500 ms

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. it penetrates 10 cm into a still target and comes to rest.Calculate

(a) The kinetic energy possessed by the bullet,

(b) The average retarding force offered by the target.