A bullet of unknown mass is fired at 350 m/s into a 1.50 kg pendulum block hanging…

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Problem

A bullet of unknown mass is fired at 350 m/s into a 1.50 kg pendulum block hanging from a long string. The bullet remains lodged in the block, and the block-bullet system rises 7.5 cm before momentarily stopping. Using g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2, determine the mass of the bullet.

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