A 26-gram bullet traveling at 247 m/s penetrates a 6-kg block of wood and emerges clearly at 167 m/s. If the block is stationary and resting on a fricitonless surface when hit, how fast, in m/s, does it move after the bullet emerges?

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1. A 26-gram bullet traveling at 247 m/s penetrates a 6-kg block of wood and emerges clearly at 167 m/s. If the block is stationary and resting on a fricitonless surface when hit, how fast, in m/s, does it move after the bullet emerges? Round off to two decimal places.

 

 

 

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