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37.
A bullet of mass 0.01 kg moving with a velocity of 401 m/s strikes a block of mass 4 kg which is free to move in the direction of the bullet, and gets embedded in it. The overall loss of kinetic energy is
80.2 Nm
401 Nm
802 Nm
1604 Nm
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Arul said:   8 years ago
Here, v2=0.01*401/(0.01+4)=1 then loss of kinetic energy=0.5*0.01*(401^2-1^2)=804.

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