Exercise 8
Height reached by a ballistic pendulum
Theory used: Ballistic pendulumPerfectly inelastic collision
A bullet of mass , with horizontal velocity , embeds itself in a block of mass hanging at rest from inextensible strings of negligible mass. Neglecting air, compute the velocity of the block immediately after the collision and the maximum height to which it rises.
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