Ballistic Pendulum

A bullet of mass m1 is fired with a speed v into the wooden bob of a pendulum having mass m2. The bob is attached to a very light rigid rod of length L that is pivoted at the other end.


 

  1. The bullet is stopped in the bob. How high will the bob rise?
  2. If the bullet has a mass of 5 g and the block has a mass of 400 g, how fast was the bullet going if the block rises 15 cm?