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why is the velocity of the wedge not zero in the y direction?i think i may have drawn my free body diagrams incorrectly, which may be the reason that i am not able to get the right answers. i have attached a picture of my free body diagrams

hello! this is a question that iv been working on and can't seem to figure it out, i checked out the other two threads on this same question but they were of no help, anyway here it is: A wedge with mass M rests on a frictionless horizontal table top. A block with mass m is placed on the wedge...