Calculate the bullet initial speed

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Question: A bullet of mass 12 g strikes a ballistic pendulum of mass 1.8 kg. The center of mass of the pendulum rises a vertical distance of 10 cm.

Part I: Assuming that the bullet remains embedded in the pendulum, calculate the bullet's initial speed.

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