A 13.3 g bullet traveling at 370.0 m/s strikes a 13.5 kg, 1.06 m wide door at the edge opposite the hinge. The bullet embeds itself in the door, causing the door to swing open. What is the angular velocity of the door just after impact?
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The angular momentum of the bullet about the hinge just prior to impact is rp (really vector r cross vector p, but I assume r and p are at 90° at impact), where R is the radius (= W, distance from hinge) and p the bullet linear momentum = m_bullet v_bullet, so
L = W m_bullet v_bullet
Just after impact, all momentum has been transferred to door+bullet. The bullet can be neglected, it's mass is so much smaller than the door. Angular momentum of the rotating door is I_door ω_door, where I_door is the moment of inertia of the door, which is m_door W^2 / 3
L = m_door ω_door W^2 / 3
Conservation of angular momentum -> W m_bullet v_bullet = m_door ω_door W^2 / 3
So ω_door = 3 m_bullet v_bullet / (m_door W) = 3 (.0133 kg)(370 m/s) / ((13.5 kg)(1.06m)) = 1.03 rad/s
Note: moment of inertia of the door can be computed by treating the door as having a linear mass density m/W = 13.5kg / 1.06m :
I = ∭ρr^2 dV = ∫m/W r^2 dr (integrated from 0 to W)
Centripetal acceleration a = w^2r, the place w is the angular speed and r is the radius of rotation So, a = 1500 g = 1500 x 9.eighty one m/s^2 r = 15 cm = 0.15 m w = sqrt (a / r) = ... rads/s 313.2 rads/s ..