A 0.073 kg bullet is fired at 186 m/s and collides with a 7.2 kg wooden block that is initially stationary. The bullet embeds into the wood block such that the collision is perfectly inelastic. Use conservation of momentum to find the speed of the wooden block (with bullet embedded) at the instant after the collision.

A 0.073 kg bullet is fired at 186 m/s and collides with a 7.2 kg wooden block that is initially stationary. The bullet embeds into the wood block such that the collision is perfectly inelastic. Use conservation of momentum to find the speed of the wooden block (with bullet embedded) at the instant after the collision.

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Chapter8: Momentum And Collisions

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