Ballistic pendulum: A bullet (mass m = 100 g)hits a wood block of mass 9.9 kg,handing from two long cords.The bullet has an initial velocity of 500 m/s.The velocity of the bullet/block combination after this totally inelastic collision is then
A)5 m/s.
B)0 m/s.
C)99 m/s.
D)500 m/s.
E)10 m/s.

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Ballistic pendulum: A bullet (mass m = 100 g)hits a wood block of mass 9.9 kg,handing from two long cords.The bullet has an initial velocity of 500 m/s.The velocity of the bullet/block combination after this totally inelastic collision is then 
A)5 m/s. 
B)0 m/s. 
C)99 m/s. 
D)500 m/s. 
E)10 m/s.

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The Answer of Ballistic pendulum: A bullet (mass m = 100 g)hits a wood block of mass 9.9 kg,handing from two long cords.The bullet has an initial velocity of 500 m/s.The velocity of the bullet/block combination after this totally inelastic collision is then 
A)5 m/s. 
B)0 m/s. 
C)99 m/s. 
D)500 m/s. 
E)10 m/s.

Ballistic Pendulum: a Bullet (Mass M = 100 G)hits a Wood