An 8.00 kg block of wood sits at the edge of a frictionless table, 2.20 m above the floor. A 0.500 kg blob of clay slides along the length of the table with a speed of 24.0 m/s, strikes the block of wood, and sticks to it. The combined object leaves the edge of the table and travels to the floor. What horizontal distance has the combined object traveled when it reaches the floor?

An 8.00 kg block of wood sits at the edge of a frictionless table, 2.20 m above the floor. A 0.500 kg blob of clay slides along the length of the table with a speed of 24.0 m/s, strikes the block of wood, and sticks to it. The combined object leaves the edge of the table and travels to the floor. What horizontal distance has the combined object traveled when it reaches the floor?

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