Serway & Jewett — Linear Momentum and Collisions: Problem 45

Review. A bullet of mass \(m = 8.00\text{ g}\) is fired into a block of mass \(M = 250\text{ g}\) that is initially at rest at the edge of a frictionless table of height \(h = 1.00\text{ m}\) (Fig. P9.45). The bullet remains in the block, and after the impact the block lands \(d = 2.00\text{ m}\) from the bottom of the table. Determine the initial speed of the bullet.