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Tom asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 1 decade ago

A bullet traveling horizontally at a speed of 350 m/sec?

hits a board perpendicular to its surface, passes through and emerges on the other side at a speed of 220 m/sec.

If the board is 4.10 thick, how long does the bullet take to pass through it? Final answer please

Update:

The board is 4.1cm thick

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Retardation a = (220² - 350²)/ (2*.041) = -903658.53 m/s²

    time taken t = (220 -350)/(2 *a) = ( -130) /(2*( -903658.53) )=-7.104e-5 s or 71 μs

  • DaveWH
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    1 decade ago

    You forget to add the units for the thickness of the board !! 4.10 what? mm? cm? ins? m?

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