The bullet pierced the wall 45 centimeters thick and its speed decreased from 70 m / s
The bullet pierced the wall 45 centimeters thick and its speed decreased from 70 m / s to 200 m / s. Determine the time the bullet moved in the wall.
V0 = 70 m / s.
V = 20 m / s.
S = 45cm = 0.45m.
t -?
The bullet in the wall was moving uniformly accelerated, we find the acceleration of movement, and by the formula: a = (V ^ 2 – V0 ^ 2) / 2 * S.
a = ((20 m / s) ^ 2 – (70 m / s) ^ 2) / 2 * 0.45 m = – 500 m / s ^ 2.
The “-” sign indicates that the acceleration of the bullet against the direction of travel, the bullet in the wall is inhibited.
By definition, a = (V – V0) / t.
Let us express the time of movement of the bullet in the wall: t = (V – V0) / a.
t = (20 m / s – 70 m / s) / (- 500 m / s ^ 2) = 0.1 s.
Answer: the bullet moved inside the wall for a time t = 0.1 s.