A bullet of mass m=.500 grams is fired horizontally with a speed v=10 m/s into the bob of a ballistic pendulum of mass mp=.500 kg. Find the maximum height h attained by the bob if the bullet passes through the bob and emerges with speed v/4. [Answer should be in meters]

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A bullet of mass m=.500 grams is fired horizontally with a speed v=10 m/s into the bob of a ballistic pendulum of mass mp=.500 kg. Find the maximum height h attained by the bob if the bullet passes through the bob and emerges with speed v/4. [Answer should be in meters]
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