$A$ bullet of mass $m$ moving with a speed $v$ strikes a wooden block of mass $M$ and gets embedded into the block. The final speed is

  • A
    $\sqrt {\frac{M}{{M + m}}} v$
  • B
    $\sqrt {\frac{m}{{M + m}}} v$
  • C
    $\frac{m}{{M + m}}v$
  • D
    $\frac {v}{2}$

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