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I'm studying the chapter on rotational motion, and I have a problem that I don't have a clue how to solve, the problem is this: A spool of wire of mass M and radius R is unwound under a constant force F. (F is parallel to the ground) Assuming the spool is a uniform solid cylinder that doesn't...

I have a homework problem from the conservation of momentum chapter that I can't for the life of me figure out how to solve. The question goes like this: A 5.00 gram bullet moving with an initial speed of 400 m/s is fired into and passes through a 1.00 Kg block. The block, initially at rest on a...