A 13-g bullet is shot vertically into a 9-kg block. The block lifts upward 7.0 mm. The bullet enters the block and comes to rest inside it in a time interval of 0.0010 s. Assume the force on the bullet inside the block is constant, and the air resistance is negligible. Calculate the initial kinetic energy of the bullet.

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Answer:

[tex]K=250.11 J[/tex]

Explanation:

Mass of the bullet (m) = 0.013 kg

Mass of the block (m_1) = 9 kg

Height lift of the block (x) = 7.0 mm

Consider the velocity of the bullet and the block after the collision is "V".

Therefore the energy after the collision

[tex]E_1=0.5(m+m_1)*v^2[/tex]

Now this energy will be converted into the potential energy when the block lifts, therefore applying energy conservation

[tex]E_1=(m+m_1)*gh[/tex]

[tex]0.5*(m+m_1)*v^2=(m+m_1)g*h[/tex]

[tex]v^2=2*9.8*7x10^{-3}[/tex]

[tex]v_1=0.37m/s[/tex]

Now consider the initial velocity of the bullet is "v".

Therefore applying conservation of momentum

[tex]m*v=(m+m_1)*v_1[/tex]

[tex]0.017kg*v=(0.013kg+9kg)*0.37m/s[/tex]

[tex]v=196.16m/s[/tex]

Now the kinetic energy of the bullet

[tex]K=\frac{1}{2}*m*V^2[/tex]

[tex]K=\frac{1}{2}*0.013kg*(196.16)^2[/tex]

[tex]K=250.11 J[/tex]

The initial kinetic energy of the bullet before the collision is 6.12 x 10⁵ J.

The given parameters;

  • mass of the bullet, m = 13 g = 0.013 kg
  • mass of the block, M = 9 kg
  • displacement of the block, x = 7 mm = 0.007 m
  • time of motion, t = 0.001 s

The acceleration of the bullet-block system is calculated as follows;

s = ut + ¹/₂at²

0.007 = 0  +  0.5(0.001)²a

0.007 = 5 x 10⁻⁷ a

[tex]a = \frac{0.007}{5\times 10^{-7}} \\\\a = 14000 \ m/s^2[/tex]

The final velocity of the bullet block system is calculated as follows;

[tex]v^2 = u^2 + 2as\\\\v^2 = 0 + 2(14000)(0.007)\\\\v^2 = 196 \\\\v= \sqrt{196} \\\\v = 14 \ m/s[/tex]

The initial velocity of the bullet is calculated as follows;

[tex]m_1u_1 + m_2u_2 = v(m_1 + m_2)\\\\0.013u_1 + 9(0) = 14(9 + 0.013)\\\\0.013 u_1 = 126.18\\\\u_1 = 9,706.2 \ m/s^2[/tex]

The initial kinetic energy of the bullet is calculated as follows;

[tex]K.E_i = \frac{1}{2} mu_i^2\\\\K.E_i = \frac{1}{2} \times 0.013 \times (9,706.2)^2\\\\K.E_i = 6.12\times 10^5 \ J[/tex]

Thus, the initial kinetic energy of the bullet before the collision is 6.12 x 10⁵ J.

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