A 5.5 kg block of wood resting on a platform was hit by a 12 g of bullet travelling upward with a speed of 1142 m/s. The bullet emerges from the block with a speed of 496 m/s.  What is the height reached by the block relative to its initial position? Use g= 9.8 m/s2 .

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A 5.5 kg block of wood resting on a platform was hit by a 12 g of bullet travelling upward with a speed of 1142 m/s. The bullet emerges from the block with a speed of 496 m/s.  What is the height reached by the block relative to its initial position? Use g= 9.8 m/s.

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