Answer:

Explanation:
The motion of ballistic pendulum is modelled by the appropriate use of the Principle of Energy Conservation:

The final velocity of the system formed by the ballistic pendulum and the bullet is:



Initial velocity of the bullet can be calculated from the expression derived of the Principle of Momentum:


0.004 of something added to 0.12508 of the same thing
adds up to 0.12908 of it.
The thing could be a glass of water, a sheet of paper,
a pound of ground beef, a gallon of gas, or a snowball.
In this problem, it just happens to be a dm.
Answer:
it moves 25 inches.
Explanation:
the east west bit isn't important, ignore it. if an ant starts at 6 then moves to 19 then we need to subtract 19 from 6, that's 13. then it moves to 7. the difference between 19 and 7 is 12. add that to 13 and you get 25. it's important to remember that there is no such thing as negative distance. if it moved, then it counts.