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What purpose does a generator serve in a power plant?

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The correct answer is that it converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.

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$280.87$ ms⁻¹

Explanation:

Consider the motion of the bullet-block combination after collision

$m$ = mass of the bullet = 0.0382 kg

$M$ = mass of wooden block = 3.78 kg

$V$ = velocity of the bullet-block combination after collision

$k$ = spring constant of the spring = 833 N m⁻¹

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Kinetic energy of bullet-block combination after collision = Spring potential energy gained due to compression of spring

$(0.5)(m + M)V^{2} = (0.5)kA^{2}$

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Using conservation of momentum for the collision between bullet and block

$m v_{o} = (m + M) V$

$(0.0382) v_{o} = (0.0382 + 3.78) (2.81)$

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