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6) A 0.0230 kg bullet moving horizontally at 450 m/s embeds itself into an initially stationary 0.500 kg block.
(a) What is their velocity (in m/s) just after the collision?
_____ m/s
(b) The bullet-embedded block slides 8.0 m on a horizontal surface with a 0.30 kinetic coefficient of friction. Now what is its velocity (in m/s)?
_____ m/s
(c) The bullet-embedded block now strikes and sticks to a stationary 2.00 kg block. How far (in m) does this combination travel before stopping?
_____ m
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