NIT 5 Momentum and Collisions 3 The ballistic pendulum used

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NIT 5 Momentum and Collisions 3 The ballistic pendulum used to be a common tool for the determination of the muzzle velocity of bullets as a measure of the performance of firearms and ammunition nowadays the ballistic pendulum has been replaced by the ballistic chronograph an electronic device The ballistic pendulum is a simple pendulum that allows one to record the maximum swing angle of the pendulum arm caused by the firing of a bullet into the pendulum bob Let L 1 6 m and mA 5 5 kg For a certain historical pistol which fired a roundball of mass me 91 g it is found that the maximum swing angle of the pendulum is 52 Determine the pre impact speed of the bullet B T6 C4 L B VERSION 14 0