Question: A 0.034-kg bullet is fired vertically at 188 m/s into a 0.15-kg baseball that is initially at rest. The bullet lodges in the baseball and, after the collision, the baseball/bullet rise to a height of 37 m.
(a) What was the speed of the baseball/bullet right after the collision?
(b) What was the average force of air resistance while the baseball/bullet was rising? (Consider the positive direction to be upwards.)