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A Bullet of a mass 10g is shot into a water melon of a mass 0.2 kg which is resting on a platform. At the time of impact, the bullet is travelling horizontally at 20 m/s. calculate the common velocity just after impact
bobpursley
momentum is conserved
m*20=(m+M)V
solve for V

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