A bullet of mass 0.00114 kg and speed v passes completely through a pendulum bob of mass
69.6 kg.
The bullet emerges with a speed v/2.
The pendulum bob is suspended by a stiff rod
of length 0.449 m and negligible mass.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
What is the minimum value of v such that the pendulum bob will barely swing through
a complete vertical circle?
Answer in units of m/s.
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Expert's answer
2010-12-08T07:45:28-0500
We should use the Law of the Moment and Energy Conservation : mv = mv/2 + MV; MV2/2 = 2MgL. Here m - is the mass of the bullet, M - the mass of the pendulum, v - speed of the bullet, V - the speed of the pendulum after interaction, L - is the length of the stiff. V = 2√(gL) mv/2 = 2M√(gL) v = 4M/m √(gL) = 4*69.6/0.00114*√(9.8*0.449) = 512,271.964 m/s
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