Answer :
5.47 m
The bullet undergoes a non-elastic collision with the block of wood and momentum is conserved. The initial momentum is 0.029 kg * 510 m/s = 14.79 kg*m/s. The combined mass of the block and bullet is 1.40 kg * 0.029 kg = 1.429 kg. Since momentum is conserved, the velocity of both combined will then be 14.79 kg*m/s / 1.429 kg = 10.34989503 m/s.
With a local gravitational acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2, it will take 10.34989503 m/s / 9.8 m/s^2 = 1.056111738 s for their upward velocity to drop to 0, just prior to descending.
The equation for distance under constant acceleration is
d = 0.5 A T^2
so
d = 0.5 * 9.8 m/s^2 * (1.056111738 s)^2
d = 4.9 m/s^2 * 1.115372003 s^2
d = 5.465322814 m
Rounding to 3 significant figures gives a height of 5.47 meters.
The bullet undergoes a non-elastic collision with the block of wood and momentum is conserved. The initial momentum is 0.029 kg * 510 m/s = 14.79 kg*m/s. The combined mass of the block and bullet is 1.40 kg * 0.029 kg = 1.429 kg. Since momentum is conserved, the velocity of both combined will then be 14.79 kg*m/s / 1.429 kg = 10.34989503 m/s.
With a local gravitational acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2, it will take 10.34989503 m/s / 9.8 m/s^2 = 1.056111738 s for their upward velocity to drop to 0, just prior to descending.
The equation for distance under constant acceleration is
d = 0.5 A T^2
so
d = 0.5 * 9.8 m/s^2 * (1.056111738 s)^2
d = 4.9 m/s^2 * 1.115372003 s^2
d = 5.465322814 m
Rounding to 3 significant figures gives a height of 5.47 meters.