A very bored and careless person fired a bullet into the block shown. The bullet lodges into the block and the block reaches a maximum height of 2 meters. What was the initial velocity of the bullet? Don't try this at home! Moullet Sogrms

A very bored and careless person fired a bullet into the block shown. The bullet lodges into the block and the block reaches a maximum height of 2 meters. What was the initial velocity of the bullet? Don't try this at home! Moullet Sogrms

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