Thread: plz help!!! (physics)

A 3.0-g bullet traveling at 350 m/s hits a tree and slow down uniformly to stop while penetrating a distance of 12 cm into the tree's trunk. what was the force exerted on the bullet in bringing it to rest?

Originally Posted by twistedmexican

A 3.0-g bullet traveling at 350 m/s hits a tree and slow down uniformly to stop while penetrating a distance of 12 cm into the tree's trunk. what was the force exerted on the bullet in bringing it to rest?

force*distance = work = change in KE

RonL