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A bullet of mass m1 is fired into a block mass m2 suspended like a pendulum. The block, initially at rest, is raised to a height h, after the impact. The velocity of the bullet is

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(1+m1m2)gh
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m1m22gh
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(1+m1m2)2gh
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(1+m2m1)2gh
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Solution

The correct option is D (1+m2m1)2gh
Final velocity of bullet and the block =2gh
If initial velocity of the bullet is u, then
m1u+0=(m1+m2)2gh
u=(1+m2m1)2gh

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