A ballistic pendulum is a piece of forensic laboratory equipment used to measure

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A ballistic pendulum is a piece of forensic laboratory equipment used to measure the velocity of a bullet fired from a gun. If the bullet has a mass of 0.0175 kg, and the block has a mass of 2.50 kg, what will be the final height h that the block will swing to after the bullet is embedded inside, if it was shot with an inital velocity of 202.2 m/s? (m) {HINT: First consider the inelastic collision that occurs between the bullet and the block. Then use conservation of energy to find out how high the combined bullet and block will rise}

Please explain and show work thank u.

Explanation / Answer

applying conservation of momentum, m1v1 = (m1+m2)v2 v2= 1.40 m/s height the blocks rise = 1/2M v^2 = Mgh M = combined mass h= 0.1 meters.

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