A bullet has been shot from a moving car

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The discussion focuses on calculating the rise in temperature of a bullet shot from a moving car. The car's speed is 20 m/s, and the bullet's speed relative to the car is 150 m/s, leading to a total velocity of 170 m/s when considering the wall's perspective. The kinetic energy of the bullet can be calculated using the formula K.E = 1/2 mv^2. The heat generated upon impact can be determined using the equation Q = mSΔθ, where specific heat is given as 500 J/kg·K. Understanding the bullet's velocity relative to the wall is crucial for solving the problem accurately.
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Homework Statement


A man in a car moving with a speed ##20~ms^{-1}## shoots a bullet forward with a speed of ##150~ms^{-1}##. The bullet hits a wall and stops. Find the rise in the temperature of the bullet if its specific heat is ##500~Jkg^{-1}K^{-1}##.

Homework Equations


##K.E=1/2~mv^2## and the amount of heat ##Q=mSΔθ##

The Attempt at a Solution


If the real velocity of the bullet can be fined,then the problem will become very easy.I think, as the bullet was moving with the same velocity,so the velocity of the bullet with respect to the wall will be the addition of the velocity of the car and the velocity of the bullet with respect to the car.I want to know whether I am right or not.
 
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Akash47 said:
the velocity of the bullet with respect to the wall will be the addition of the velocity of the car and the velocity of the bullet with respect to the car
Is right
 
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