A bullet of mass 50 g is fired with a speed 100 m/s on a plywood and emerges with 40 m/s. The percentage loss of kinetic energy is :
- 44\%
- 16\%
- 84\%
- 32\%
Answer
(3) 84\%
Solution
K = 12mv2 K v2 (mass is the same)
KfKi = ( 40100 )2 = 0.16
% loss = (1 - 0.16) 100 = 84\%
the mass 50 g cancels in the ratio, it is not needed.
Answer: (3)