A bullet of mass m = 7.50 g is fired horizontally with a speed v = 549 m/s into a bob of a ballistic pendulum of mass M = 1.20 kg. Find the maximum height h attained by the bob if the bullet passes through the bob and emerges with speed v/2.

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A bullet of mass m = 7.50 g is fired horizontally with a speed v = 549 m/s into a bob of a ballistic pendulum of mass M = 1.20 kg. Find the maximum height h attained by the bob if the bullet passes through the bob and emerges with speed v/2.

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