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A bullet of mass 10 g moving horizontally with a velocity of 400 m s^-1 strikes a wooden block of mass 2 kg which is suspended by a light…

NEET UG 2016 — Physics Mechanics

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A bullet of mass 10g10 g10g moving horizontally with a velocity of 400ms−1400 m {s}^{-1}400ms−1 strikes a wooden block of mass 2kg2 kg2kg which is suspended by a light inextensible string of length 5m.5 m.5m. As a result, the centre of gravity of the block is found to rise a vertical distance of 10cm.10 cm.10cm. The speed of the bullet after it emerges out horizontally from the block will be

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Held on 30 Apr 2016 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    100ms−1100 m{ s}^{-1}100ms−1

  2. B

    80ms−180 m{ s}^{-1}80ms−1

  3. C

    120ms−1120 m{ s}^{-1}120ms−1

  4. D

    160ms−1160 m{ s}^{-1}160ms−1

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