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[SOLVED] Spring System
1. Homework Statement
You have been asked to design a "ballistic spring system" to measure the speed of bullets. A spring whose spring constant is k is suspended from the ceiling. A block of mass M hangs from the spring. A bullet of mass m is fired vertically upward into the bottom of the block. The spring's maximum compression d is measured.
Find an expression for the bullet's speed.
Express your answer in terms of the variables m, M, k, d, and constant g.
2. Homework Equations
Ki + Ug + Usp = Kf + Ug + Usp
3. The Attempt at a Solution
I used conservation of momentum to find the final velocity of the bullet+block
(m+M)vf=mvi + Mvi
so...
vf=(m/m+M)*vB
where vB is the initial speed of the bullet.
Next, I used:
Ki + Ug + Usp = Kf + Ug + Usp
(1/2)mvi^2 + (1/2)kd^2 + Mgd = (1/2)mvf^2 + (1/2)kd^2 + Mgd
0 + (1/2)kd^2 + 0 = (1/2)(m+M)[(m+M)^2*vB^2] + 0 + Mgd
I found the answer to be:
((kd^2 - Mgd)(m+M))/m^2 = Vb
but this was not correct...please help me.
1. Homework Statement
You have been asked to design a "ballistic spring system" to measure the speed of bullets. A spring whose spring constant is k is suspended from the ceiling. A block of mass M hangs from the spring. A bullet of mass m is fired vertically upward into the bottom of the block. The spring's maximum compression d is measured.
Find an expression for the bullet's speed.
Express your answer in terms of the variables m, M, k, d, and constant g.
2. Homework Equations
Ki + Ug + Usp = Kf + Ug + Usp
3. The Attempt at a Solution
I used conservation of momentum to find the final velocity of the bullet+block
(m+M)vf=mvi + Mvi
so...
vf=(m/m+M)*vB
where vB is the initial speed of the bullet.
Next, I used:
Ki + Ug + Usp = Kf + Ug + Usp
(1/2)mvi^2 + (1/2)kd^2 + Mgd = (1/2)mvf^2 + (1/2)kd^2 + Mgd
0 + (1/2)kd^2 + 0 = (1/2)(m+M)[(m+M)^2*vB^2] + 0 + Mgd
I found the answer to be:
((kd^2 - Mgd)(m+M))/m^2 = Vb
but this was not correct...please help me.
