Calculate the total translational kinetic energy

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A bullet of mass 0.012 kg traveling horizontally at a high speed of 280 m/s embeds itself in a block of mass 3 kg that is sitting at rest on a nearly frictionless surface.

(a) What is the speed of the block after the bullet embeds itself in the block ?

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(b) Calculate the total translational kinetic energy before and after the collision?

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