Question: A 0.06-lb bullet is fired with a horizontal velocity into the lower end of a 45-lb slender bar which is initially at rest in a

A 0.06-lb bullet is fired with a horizontal velocity into the lower end of a 45-lb slender bar which is initially at rest in a vertical plane. Knowing that the bullet becomes embedded in the bar and that the maximum angle of rotation of the bar in its subsequent motion is 45? clockwise determine the speed of the bullet before the impact.

9 in. 27 in. C B A Vo

9 in. 27 in. C B A Vo

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