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A bullet strikes a ballistic pendulum whose target block has a mass of 4kg. The block is observed to rise a distance of 3cm, and the bullet is weighed and found to have a mass of 20g. What is the speed of the bullet when it strikes the block? (Answer: 154m/s)

Please show all work on how to find the speed of the bullet when it strikes the block.

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