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A projectile (mass = 0.24 kg) is fired at and embeds itself in a target (mass = 2.61 kg). The target (with the projectile in it) flies off after being struck. What percentage of the projectile's incident kinetic energy does the target (with the projectile in it) carry off after being struck?

2006-11-13 03:38:24 · 2 answers · asked by Alan l 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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All of it, right?

2006-11-13 03:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by actuator 5 · 0 0

Energy is neither created nor destroyed, so all of it bar a tiny bit for the noise of the impact, where else would it go?

2006-11-13 03:44:52 · answer #2 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0 0

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