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leykis101
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i did a lab, the ballistic pendulum, and need help with one of the questions in the lab. here it is:
The initial kinetic energy of the projectile is (mv^2/2). The final potential energy of the system is (M+m)gh. However these two values are not equal in this experiment. Explain what happened to the missing energy and why it doesn't really affect the results.
m=the mass of the ball
M=the mass of the pendulum
any help? thanks
The initial kinetic energy of the projectile is (mv^2/2). The final potential energy of the system is (M+m)gh. However these two values are not equal in this experiment. Explain what happened to the missing energy and why it doesn't really affect the results.
m=the mass of the ball
M=the mass of the pendulum
any help? thanks