Homework Help: physiscs

Posted by Jay on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 10:11pm.

a 15g bullet is fired horizontally into a block of wood with mass 2.5 kg and embedded in the block, Initially the block of wood hangs vertically and the impact the bullet just before the impact.

physics - drwls, Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 10:16pm
What is your question? It this a ballistic pendulum situation?

If so, apply conservation of momentum to the impact and conservation of energy to how far the pendulum swings.

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