What is the initial speed of the projectile

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A 10 g projectile flies horizontally before becoming stuck in .890 kg block of wood. The wood is part of a ballistic pendulum and with the projectile swings upward .40m (and also sideways)

1. What is the initial speed of the projectile?

2. was the collision elastic? If not what percentage of the initial kinetic energy was lost?

Reference no: EM13682528

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