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- Homework Statement
- This is a lengthy question with many sub-parts but I have a doubt about just one of them.
A ball of mass 1 kg falling vertically downwards with a velocity of 2 m/s strikes a wedge of mass 2 kg kept on a smooth horizontal surface. The given figure shows the motion of the ball during impact. Find the impulse on the wedge from the ground during impact.
- Relevant Equations
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Now, the net vertical impulse on the wedge should be zero. It's quite obvious from the figure that the ground will also exert an impulse of ##J cos 30°## on the wedge. But they've given the answer as ##J sin 30°##.
They're wrong, right?