A 5 gram bullet is fired horizontally and hits an 8 kg block of wood that is at rest and can move freely. The wood and the bullet move with a velocity of 0.05 m/s after the impact. What is the initial velocity of the bullet?

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A 5 gram bullet is fired horizontally and hits an 8 kg block of wood that is at rest and can move freely. The wood and the bullet move with a velocity of 0.05 m/s after the impact. What is the initial velocity of the bullet?