A 10-Kg Duck Is Flying Overhead at 1

question 52

Multiple Choice

A 1.0-kg duck is flying overhead at 1.7 m/s when a hunter fires straight up.The 0.0110-kg bullet is moving 109 m/s when it hits the duck and stays lodged in the duck's body.What is the speed of the duck and bullet immediately after the hit?

• A) 0.35 m/s
• B) 2.87 m/s
• C) 110.70 m/s
• D) 107.30 m/s
• E) ​1.20 m/s

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