Question: A block ( mass ! = 3 . 0 kg ) , starting from rest at a height h , slides down a frictionless ramp

A block (mass !=3.0 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 "=4.0 kg).
This second block is attached to a spring with spring constant of 252 N/m, which, in turn, is affixed to a
rigid wall at its other end. After this collision, the blocks compress the spring 0.30 meters before they
momentarily come to rest.
(a) What is the speed of the combined blocks 1 and 2 the instant after the collision?
(b) What is the speed of block 1 the instant before it collides with block 2?
(c) From what height h did the first block begin to slide down the ramp

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Physics Questions!