Question: A 1 0 . 0 - g bullet is fired into, and embeds itself in , a 1 . 7 0 - kg block attached

 10.0-g bullet is fired into, and embeds itself in, a 1.70-kg block attached to a spring with a force constant of 22.1 N/m and whose mass is negligible. How far is the spring compressed if the bullet has a speed of 300 m/s just before it strikes the block and the block slides on a frictionless surface?  Use conservation of momentum in this problem because of the inelastic collision between the bullet and block. 

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