Answer to Question #68208 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for sham

Question

A block of mass M=2.0kg initially at rest at the edge of a frictionless table height h=1.5m is fired at by a bullet of mass m=6g. The bullet embeds in the block, and after impact the block hits the floor a distance d= 2.3m from the bottom of the table. Determine the initial speed of the bullet.