A 30.0-g bullet is fired into a stationary block of wood (m = 3.00 kg). The relative motion of the bullet stops inside the block. The speed of the bullet plus wood combination immediately after the collision is 0.600 m/s. What was the original speed of the bullet? * 20.1 m/s 40.4 m/s 36.8 m/s 30.1 m/s

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A 30.0-g bullet is fired into a stationary block of wood (m = 3.00 kg). The relative motion of the bullet stops inside the block. The speed of the bullet plus wood combination immediately after the collision is 0.600 m/s. What was the original speed of the bullet? * 20.1 m/s 40.4 m/s 36.8 m/s 30.1 m/s
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