Question

A 0.13 kg bullet traveling at 614 m/s hits a 5.7 kg block of wood and stays in the wood. What is the velocity (speed)of the wood block immediately after the bullet hits it

Answer 1

Use the law of conswervation of mometnum.

0.13 * 614 = (0.13 + 5.7)*Vfinal

Solve for Vfinal