A 12.0 g bullet is fired horizontally at 450 m/s toward a stationary 5.00 kg wood block on a frictionless surface that is attached to a horizontal spring whose force constant is 330 N/m. The bullet is embedded into the wood after impact and causes the block to compress the spring. What is the maximum distance to which the spring is compressed?

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A 12.0 g bullet is fired horizontally at 450 m/s toward
a stationary 5.00 kg wood block on a frictionless
surface that is attached to a horizontal spring whose
force constant is 330 N/m. The bullet is embedded

into the wood after impact and causes the block to compress the spring. What is the maximum
distance to which the spring is compressed?

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