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A bullet of 0.1g strikes a sand-bag at a speed of 103ms1 and gets embedded after traveling 5cm. Calculate the resistive force exerted by the sand on the bullet is :

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5kN
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500N
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1000N
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10kN
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Solution

The correct option is D 1000N
Given,
Mass of bullet(m)=10g=0.01kg
Velocity of bullet(v)
=103ms1
Distance travelled(S)=5cm=0.05m
As work done by bullet = kinetic energy
F×S=12mv2
or, F×0.05=0.5×0.1×103×10002=1000N

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