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A square plastic chunk with mass 0.750 kg is suspended from the
lower end of a light cord that is 1.66 mm long. The plastic chunk
is stay still in the beginning without any motion. A bullet with
mass 0.0132 kg is on the way to the plastic chunk with a horizontal
velocity v0. The bullet hits the plastic chunk and then embedded in
it. After collision, combined bullet and plastic chunk swings on
the end of the cord. When the plastic chunk has risen a vertical
height of 0.800 mm , the tension in the cord is 4.98 N .
What was the initial velocity v0 of the bullet?