In an experiment designed to determine the velocity of a bullet fired by a certain gun, a wooden block of mass M = 505.0 g is supported only by its edges, and a bullet of mass m = 6.00 g is fired vertically upward into the block from close range below. After the bullet embeds itself in the block, the block and the bullet are measured to rise to a maximum height of 35.0 cm above the block's original position. What is the speed of the bullet just before impact?  m/s

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In an experiment designed to determine the velocity of a bullet fired by a certain gun, a wooden block of mass M = 505.0 g is supported only by its edges, and a bullet of mass m = 6.00 g is fired vertically upward into the block from close range below. After the bullet embeds itself in the block, the block and the bullet are measured to rise to a maximum height of 35.0 cm above the block's original position. What is the speed of the bullet just before impact?
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