A 20 g bullet is fired horizontally at 250 m/s toward a 1.0 kg block resting on a…
PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum
Problem
A 20 g bullet is fired horizontally at 250 m/s toward a 1.0 kg block resting on a friction-free track. The bullet embeds in the block. Determine the speed of the combined bullet-block immediately after the collision. Give your answer to two significant figures.