A bullet traveling horizontally at embeds itself in a stationary wooden block resting…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum

Problem

0.025\,\text{kg}

bullet traveling horizontally at

250\,\text{m}\!\cdot\!\text{s}^{-1}

embeds itself in a stationary

5.0\,\text{kg}

wooden block resting on a frictionless surface. How much kinetic energy, in joules, is lost during the collision?