A bullet traveling embeds itself in a wooden block initially at rest on a horizontal…

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

Problem

0.020\,\text{kg}

bullet traveling

300\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}

embeds itself in a

1.0\,\text{kg}

wooden block initially at rest on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is

0.20

. Assuming the bullet remains lodged in the block, calculate the distance the block slides before coming to rest.