11. Momentum & Impulse

a. A bullet of mass m is fired into a block of mass M that is at rest. The block, with the bullet embedded, slides distance d across a horizontal surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk .Find an expression for the bullet's speed vbullet.

A200 gblob of clay is moving in the positive y-direction at$30\text{m/s}$. A500 gblob of clay is moving in the positive x-direction at$10\text{m/s}$. They collide and stick. What is the speed and direction of the resulting blob of clay? Give your answer as an angle counterclockwise from the positive x-axis.

A1500 kgtruck moving$27\text{m/s}$slams into a stationary300 kgcar. The two stick together. How fast are they moving immediately after the collision?

An explosive projectile is flying through the air horizontally at a speed of $200\text{m/s}$, when it explodes into two fragments, one twice as heavy as the other. The heavier fragment falls straight downward. What is the speed of the lighter fragment just after the explosion?