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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 5. work,energy,power and collision

A bullet looses \({\left( {\frac{1}{n}} \right)^{th}}\) of its velocity passing through one plank. The number of such planks that are required to stop the bullet can be

  1. A \(\frac{{{n^2}}}{{2n - 1}}\)
  2. B \(\frac{{2{n^2}}}{{n - 1}}\)
  3. C infinite
  4. D \(n\)
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(A) \(\frac{{{n^2}}}{{2n - 1}}\)

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