A 4.00-g bullet is moving horizontally with a velocity of 1355 m/s, where the +sign indicates that it is moving to the right (see part a of the drawing). The bullet is approaching two blocks resting on a horizontal frictionless surface. Air resistance is negligible. The bullet passes completely through the first block (an inelastic collision) and embeds itself in the second one, as indicated in part b. Note that both blocks are moving after the collision with the bullet. The mass of the first block is 1150 g, and its velocity is +0.550 m/s after the bullet passes through it. The mass of the second block is 1530 g.
(a) What is the velocity of the second block after the bullet embeds itself?
(b) Find the ratio of the total kinetic energy after the collisions to that before the collisions.

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+355 m/s Block 1 Block 2 (a) Before collisions +0.550 m/s block 2 c-15021008 mblock i = 1 150 g mblock 2- 1530 g mbullet = 4.00 g (b) After collisions