A lab technician holds a gun near an 8.0-kg wooden block that is initially at rest on a level surface. The technician then fires a 50-g bullet with a horizontal velocity of 800 m/s into the block. When the bullet imbeds itself into the block, the block subsequently moves across the level surface. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0.70, how far will the block travel along the surface? а. 3.6 m b. 3.0 m С. 1.8 m d. 2.4 m е. 1.2 m

A lab technician holds a gun near an 8.0-kg wooden block that is initially at rest on a level surface. The technician then fires a 50-g bullet with a horizontal velocity of 800 m/s into the block. When the bullet imbeds itself into the block, the block subsequently moves across the level surface. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0.70, how far will the block travel along the surface? а. 3.6 m b. 3.0 m С. 1.8 m d. 2.4 m е. 1.2 m

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Chapter8: Momentum And Collisions

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