(b) A bullet of mass 20.0 g is fired horizontally into a stationary wooden block of mass 1000 g suspended from a light inextensible string of length 1.50 m , forming a simple ballistic pendulum. The bullet embeds itself completely into the block, and the combined system swings upward to a maximum vertical height of 0.45 m . Determine the initial speed of the bullet before the collision. [10]
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- Bullet mass, \( m_1 = 20.0 \, \text{g} = 0.020 \, \text{kg} \) - Block mass, \( m_2 = 1000 \, \text{g} = 1.000 \, \text{kg} \) Show more…
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