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Hi all,
I came across a problem on collisions on one of my professors old exams. The problem is:
http://home.comcast.net/~msharma15/problem_2.jpg
The way I am trying to approach it is by applying the conservation of linear momentum and energy, but the problem is that I still get left with 3 unknowns.
Here is what I know:
Before the collision, only block A has kinetic energy.
After the collision, the K.E. of system is (1/2 K.E. initial). block A has -1/2MV^2 and block B has 1/2MV^2.
The final collision is what confuses me. Should I just work with K.E.i (only block A moving) with conservation of linear momentum?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I came across a problem on collisions on one of my professors old exams. The problem is:
http://home.comcast.net/~msharma15/problem_2.jpg
The way I am trying to approach it is by applying the conservation of linear momentum and energy, but the problem is that I still get left with 3 unknowns.
Here is what I know:
Before the collision, only block A has kinetic energy.
After the collision, the K.E. of system is (1/2 K.E. initial). block A has -1/2MV^2 and block B has 1/2MV^2.
The final collision is what confuses me. Should I just work with K.E.i (only block A moving) with conservation of linear momentum?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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