A physical pendulum consists of a vertical board of of mass 7
kg, length 173 cm, and width 5 cm hanging from a horizontal,
frictionless axle. A bullet of mass 145 g and a purely horizontal
speed v impacts the pendulum at the bottom edge of the
board. The board then makes a complete circle.
(a) If the bullet embedded itself in the board, what is the minimum
speed the bullet could have to make this so?
237.67 m/s INCORRECT
(b) If the bullet passed through the board, reducing its speed by a
factor of 1/3, what is the minimum speed of the bullet?
486.58 m/s CORRECT
(c) If the bullet is made of rubber and rebounds elastically, what
is the minimum speed the bullet could have?
(d) What is the rebound speed of the bullet?
I need help with part A, C, and D
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