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title: "A \\( 0.0350 \\) \\( \\text{kg} \\) bullet moving horizontally at \\( 425 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\) embeds itself into an initially stationary \\( 0.550 \\) \\( \\text{kg} \\) block."
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# A \( 0.0350 \) \( \text{kg} \) bullet moving horizontally at \( 425 \) \( \text{m/s} \) embeds itself into an initially stationary \( 0.550 \) \( \text{kg} \) block.

A \( 0.0350 \) \( \text{kg} \) bullet moving horizontally at \( 425 \) \( \text{m/s} \) embeds itself into an initially stationary \( 0.550 \) \( \text{kg} \) block.

**Part a)** What is their velocity just after the collision? *(1 points)*

**Part b)** The bullet-embedded block slides on a horizontal surface with a \( 0.40 \) kinetic coefficient of friction. What is its velocity after sliding \( 10.0 \) \( \text{m} \)? *(3 points)*

**Part c)** The bullet-embedded block then strikes and sticks to a stationary \( 2.50 \) \( \text{kg} \) block (at the \( 10.0 \) \( \text{m} \) point). How far does the system travel before stopping? *(3 points)*


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