Shooting a Pendulum

A bullet of mass \(m_1={{params.m1}} \ \rm{kg}\) is traveling at velocity \(v={{params.v}} \ \rm{m/s}\). It collides with a mass \(m_2={{params.m2}} \ \rm{kg}\) hanging at rest on a rope of length \(L={{params.L}} \ \rm{m}\). Both masses combine and swing to an angle \(\theta\).

Part 1

What is this angle?

Answer Section

Please enter in a numeric value in \(^\circ\).

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