So there is still kinetic energy in the small block because it is on the wedge which is still moving.
So when the small block begins moving faster than the wedge when they collide. The small block will climb the wedge. Once it reaches the highest point, the wedge and the small block will be...
Momentum is also conserved, so I believe I understand the situation. Initially the first block will be moving at Vo then it will collide with the wedge, in which the wedge will move at a slower speed than the smaller block. Because the smaller block moves faster, it will go up the ramp, in which...
1. Yes, I was assuming they would move at the same speed, which may be my problem.
2. The speed of the small block will be zero when the block reaches the highest point. Not sure what will happen to the big sloped block.
So for the energy conversion
1. Total Mechanical Energy of the...
Sorry, v is the initial velocity of the small block, there is a diagram in the PDF I linked to as well.
For the energy conversion, what is wrong with what I did? (I converted the KE of small block and the big sloped block, because the big sloped block will move when the small block hits it...
A mass m is moving at a speed of Vo and slides smoothly onto a sloped big block of mass M. The big block can also move on the table surface. Assume that everything moves without friction. After the small block reaches the height h on the slope It slides down. Find the height h.
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