A simple pendulum of length 1 m has wooden bob or mass 1 kg. It is struck by a bullet of mass 
kg moving with a speed of 
. The height to which the bob rises before swinging back is (Take 
)
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: Momentum of bullet 
Let the combined velocity of the bob + bullet = v.
By conservation of momentum,
Or 
By conservation of energy
Or 
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