A bullet of mass 10 g and speed 500 m/s is fired into a door and gets embedded exactly at the centre of the door.

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asked Feb 28, 2018 in Physics by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 53

A bullet of mass 10 g and speed 500 m/s is fired into a door and gets embedded exactly at the centre of the door. The door is 1.0 m wide and weighs 12 kg. It is hinged at one end and rotates about a vertical axis practically without friction. Find the angular speed of the door just after the bullet embeds into it.

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answered Feb 28, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 26
 
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Angular momentum imparted by the bullet on the door:

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