Center of MassHard
Question
A bag of mass M hangs by a long thread and a bullet (mass m) comes horizontally with velocity v and gets caught in the bag. Then for the combined system (bag + bullet) :
Options
A.Momentum is mMv/(M + m)
B.KE is (1/2) Mv2
C.Momentum is mv
D.KE is m2v2/2(M + m)
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