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[SOLVED] Ballistic pendelum problem
16 g rifle bullet traveling 180 m/s buries itself in a 4.0 kg pendulum hanging on a 3.5 m long string, which makes the pendulum swing upward in an arc. Determine the horizontal component of the pendulum's maximum displacement
arc length s= rtheta
i don't think the block and bullet make a angle with a vertical
so work= F*s where S= Rtheta, but i can't find theta,
Homework Statement
16 g rifle bullet traveling 180 m/s buries itself in a 4.0 kg pendulum hanging on a 3.5 m long string, which makes the pendulum swing upward in an arc. Determine the horizontal component of the pendulum's maximum displacement
Homework Equations
arc length s= rtheta
The Attempt at a Solution
i don't think the block and bullet make a angle with a vertical
so work= F*s where S= Rtheta, but i can't find theta,