An 18g bullet is fired into 4kg block that is suspended from the ceiling by ropes. The bullet comes embedded into the block. The bullet-block system swings up a maximum vertical height of 12 cm as a result of collision, Find percentage loss of kinetic energy during the collision of the bullet with the block

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An 18g bullet is fired into 4kg block that is suspended from the ceiling by ropes. The bullet comes embedded into the block. The bullet-block system swings up a maximum vertical height of 12 cm as a result of collision, Find percentage loss of kinetic energy during the collision of the bullet with the block.  

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