In FIGURE P11.57, a block of mass m slides along a frictionless track with speed v_m. It collides with a stationary block of mass M. Find an expression for the minimum value of v_mthat will allow the second block to circle the loop-the-loop without falling off if the collision is

(a) Perfectly inelastic

(b) Perfectly elastic.

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FIGURE P11.57