A 0.06 kg wooden block is dropped from a 150 m tall tower. Simultaneously, a 0.04 kg bullet is fired vertically upwards from the ground at 1 150 m s−1 . The bullet embeds perfectly into the block. Det

Question

A 0.06 kg wooden block is dropped from a 150 m tall tower. Simultaneously, a 0.04 kg bullet is fired vertically upwards from the ground at 1 150 m s−1 . The bullet embeds perfectly into the block. Determine the maximum height reached by the combined mass above the tower's top. (g = 10 ms-2)

Accepted Answer

Answer: 120 m

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