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A 3.00-g bullet traveling horizontally at 400 m/s hits a 3.00-kg wooden block, which is initially at rest on a smooth, frictionless horizontal table. The bullet buries itself in the block without passing through. The speed of the block after the collision is: Select one: A. 0.40 m/s B. 1.33 m/s C. 12.0 m/s D. 12.6 m/s E. 40.0 m/s

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          A 3.00-g bullet traveling horizontally at 400 m/s hits
a 3.00-kg wooden block, which is initially at rest on a smooth,
frictionless horizontal table. The bullet buries itself in the
block without passing through. The speed of the block after the
collision is:
Select one:
A. 0.40 m/s 
B. 1.33 m/s 
C. 12.0 m/s 
D. 12.6 m/s 
E. 40.0 m/s

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Maitreya E

05/11/2022

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Step 1: Apply the law of conservation of linear momentum: Initial momentum = Final momentum (mass of bullet * velocity of bullet) = (total mass * velocity after collision) Show more…

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A 3.00-g bullet traveling horizontally at 400 m/s hits a 3.00-kg wooden block, which is initially at rest on a smooth, frictionless horizontal table. The bullet buries itself in the block without passing through. The speed of the block after the collision is: Select one: A. 0.40 m/s B. 1.33 m/s C. 12.0 m/s D. 12.6 m/s E. 40.0 m/s