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A 28 g bullet is traveling at 414 m/s when it strikes a block of wood. If the block of wood exerts a force of 50,000 N opposing the motion of the bullet, how far will the bullet penetrate the block of wood?

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F = ma, so a = 50000/0.28
Now recall that the distance traveled is
s = v^2/(2a)

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