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But doesn't the bullet have 0 angular momentum?

Well, yea. Because the bullet goes in the door and all that linear momentum p goes into angular momentum. I'm not sure what else I could do with it.

Homework Statement A 10 g bullet traveling at 400 m/s strikes a 10 kg , 1.2-m-wide door at the edge opposite the hinge. The bullet embeds itself in the door, causing the door to swing open. What is the angular velocity of the door immediately after impact? Homework Equations p[/B]= mv L = Iω...