SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISE 3


(a) The bullet carries E = (1/2)mv^2 = 0.5 * 0.015 * 300^2 = 675 J.

(b) The car carries E = (1/2)mv^2 = 0.5 * 800 * 15^2 = 90,000 J.

(c) This answer is left as an exercise to the reader.