A 0.500 g (mass = m) bullet with the speed (v) of 10 m/s is fired horizontally into the bob of a ballistic pendulum with the mass (mP) of 0.500 kg. Solve for the maximum height (h) that the bob will attain if the bullet passes through it and emerges with the speed of v/4.

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A 0.500 g (mass = m) bullet with the speed (v) of 10 m/s is fired horizontally into the bob of a ballistic pendulum with the mass (mP) of 0.500 kg. Solve for the maximum height (h) that the bob will attain if the bullet passes through it and emerges with the speed of v/4.

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