Evaluate the initial speed of the bullet-block system

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A bullet with mass 5.29 g is fired horizontally into a 2.192-kg block attached to a horizontal spring. Thespring has a constant 5.62 x 102 N/m and reaches a maximum compressionof 5.83 cm.

(a) Find the initial speed of the bullet-block system.

m/s

(b) Find the speed of the bullet.

m/s

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