Question: A block ( mass ! = 3 . 0 kg ) , starting from rest at a height h , slides down a frictionless ramp
A block mass kg starting from rest at a height h slides down a frictionless ramp
and along a level frictionless surface before it collides, and sticks, to a second block mass kg
This second block is attached to a spring with spring constant of Nm which, in turn, is affixed to a
rigid wall at its other end. After this collision, the blocks compress the spring meters before they
momentarily come to rest.
a What is the speed of the combined blocks and the instant after the collision?
b What is the speed of block the instant before it collides with block
c From what height h did the first block begin to slide down the ramp
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