A Pendulum Consists of a 2

question 5

Multiple Choice

A pendulum consists of a 2.0-kg block hanging on a 1.5-m length string. A 10-g bullet moving with a horizontal velocity of 900 m/s strikes, passes through, and emerges from the block (initially at rest) with a horizontal velocity of 300 m/s. To what maximum height above its initial position will the block swing?

• A) 32 cm
• B) 38 cm
• C) 46 cm
• D) 27 cm
• E) 9 cm

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