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A bullet of mass m moving with a horizontal velocity v entered a block of mass M. As a result , the block and the bullet start moving together. Show that, after the impact, `m/(M+m)` part of the kinetic energy of the bullet is available as mechanical energy. What happens to the rest of the energy?

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usually changed into heat energy
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