Question: A projectile of mass, , collides with a pendulum bob of mass, , such that after the collision the projectile has half its original velocity

A projectile of mass, , collides with a pendulum bob of mass, , such that after the collision the projectile has half its original velocity in approximately the same direction. The collision will cause the pendulum bob to have a speed such that it begins to swing upward. (a) Use conservation of momentum to get an equation relating the initial speed of the projectile to the speed of the bob after the collsion. (b) Use conservation of energy to find an equation for how fast the bob must go to swing around in a full circle on a light string. (c) Combine (a) and (b) to get an equation for the initial speed of the projectile needed to knock the pendulum bob on the light string in a full circle.

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