Question: 1 4 ) A 1 0 . 5 kg bullet is fired into a 8 . 5 kg wooden block that is handing straight down,

14) A 10.5 kg bullet is fired into a 8.5 kg wooden block that is handing straight down,
suspended by a 1.5 m length of light line. The bullet stays in the block. The block swings
outward, so that the line it hangs from makes an angle of 7
0
to the vertical.
(a) What is the velocity of the bullet before it strikes the block?
(b) What is the loss of energy in the collision?

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