A bullet of mass 11.8g is firedinto an intially stationary block and comes to rest in the block .The block, of mass 1.25 kg is subject to no horizontal external forces during the collision with the bullet.After the collision , the block observed to move at a speed of 4.60 m/s? Find the intial speed of the bullet? How much kinetice energy is lost?

A bullet of mass 11.8g is firedinto an intially stationary block and comes to rest in the block .The block, of mass 1.25 kg is subject to no horizontal external forces during the collision with the bullet.After the collision , the block observed to move at a speed of 4.60 m/s? Find the intial speed of the bullet? How much kinetice energy is lost?

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Chapter9: Linear Momentum And Collisions

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