Disregarding air friction, what force(s) act on a bullet shot from a rifle as it moves through the air?
1 answer:
The gravity.
In fact, the gravity will "pull" the bullet towards the ground, and the magnitude of the force is equal to the weight of the bullet:
where
m is the mass of the bullet
is the acceleration of gravity
Due to the presence of this force, the bullet will have a parabolic motion, which consists of two independent motions on the horizontal axis and on the vertical axis:
- on the horizontal axis, the bullet moves by uniform motion with constant speed
- on the vertical axis, the bullet moves by uniformly accelerated motion, with constant acceleration g towards the ground.
In fact, the gravity will "pull" the bullet towards the ground, and the magnitude of the force is equal to the weight of the bullet:
where
m is the mass of the bullet
Due to the presence of this force, the bullet will have a parabolic motion, which consists of two independent motions on the horizontal axis and on the vertical axis:
- on the horizontal axis, the bullet moves by uniform motion with constant speed
- on the vertical axis, the bullet moves by uniformly accelerated motion, with constant acceleration g towards the ground.
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Answer:
Speed is same as that before it entered glass.
Explanation:
Given:
A light ray enters and passes through the glass as shown in the diagram.
We have to analyze its speed.
Speed of light in air is and speed of light in glass is
Whenever a light ray enters a glass block or slab there is bending of light at the interface of the two media.
So speed of light will decrease in glass medium and again it passes to the air.
So
Speed of light in air will again increase or will be equivalent to the earlier speed when it was entering the glass block.
Finally
Speed is same as that before it entered glass as it in the same medium (air).
