A 30 Kg Block Is at Rest While Attached to a Spring

question 17

Essay

A 30 kg block is at rest while attached to a spring with a spring constant of k = 1500 N/m. A 4 g bullet hits the block and remains in the block. As a result of the collision, the block compresses the spring by 1.8 cm. What was the speed of the bullet?

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