Question

The bullet glider and the target glider both have a mass of 0.200 kg. The bullet glider is moving 0.450 m/s when it collides with the stationary target glider. If the collision is inelastic, what will be the speed of the gliders after the collision? *

Answer 1

Answer: momentum of bullet=

.200x.450=0.09kgm/s

initial momentum of Target is 0 as it is stationary

in inelastic collision,momentum of the system is conserved ,so we will equate the initial and final momentum of both the masses before and after collision

let us consider the velocity of the combined mass after collision to be "z"

so

initial momentum of masses= final momentum of combined mass

.0200x.450 +0= (.200+.200)x(z)

z=.0225m/s

hope this helps

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