A bullet from a gun is fired on a rectangular wooden block with velocity u. When bullet travels 24 cm through the block along its length horizontally, velocity of bullet becomes u/3. Then it further penetrates into the block in the same direction before coming to rest exactly at the other end of the block. The total length of the block is :

NEET UG 2023 · Physics · Question 48

NEET 2023 Physics, question 48

Question 48 of the NEET 2023 paper (code G6) is a Physics question from Motion in a Straight Line. Its idea, Kinematic Equations, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q48 · Physics

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1 30 cm 2 27 cm Official answer 3 24 cm 4 28 cm

Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key

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