a bullet of mass 0.04 kg travelling at 300m/s hits a fixed wooden block and penetrates a distance of 4cm.find the average resistance of the wood

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anonymous · Answer

Use the equation v^2=u^2+2as. Here v is zero, u is 300m/s and s is 4cm or 0.04m. Thus a=-300/0.04=-7500m/s^2. Now we can use F=ma to find the resistance, namely F=0.04*(-7500)=-300 N.

anonymous · Answer

Wait i made a mistake. I forgot to do u^2

anonymous · Answer

1/2*m*v^2=F*d
1/2*0.04*300^2=F*0.04
F=45000N

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, what the pizza guy said

jamesj · Answer

For the record, we're constantly discussing questions like this over in the Physics group.  Feel free to post more like it over there.