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A bullet with a mass of 7.31 g is fired out of a rifle and embeds itself in a pendulum style swinging target that has

A bullet with a mass of 7.31 g is fired out of a rifle and embeds itself in a pendulum style swinging target that has a mass of 2.86 kg. If the bullet was moving at 514 m/s just before it hit the target, then how high (in cm) will the center of mass of the target swing up as a result of the impact with the bullet? (Note: the target was stationary at the time of impact.)

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