A bullet of , moving with velocity
, collides head-on with the stationary bob of a pendulum and recoils with velocity
The length of the pendulum is
and mass of the bob is
The minimum value of
_________
so that the pendulum describes a circle.
(Assume the string to be inextensible and )
By linear momentum conservation
For the Bob to just complete the vertical circular motion
here
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