Question: A block of mass ? 1 = 1 . 5 0 ? ? ?moving at ? 1 = 2 . 0 0 ? ? ?undergoes

A block of mass ?1=1.50?? ?moving at ?1=2.00?? ?undergoes a completely inelastic collision with a stationary block of mass ?2=0.600 ??. ?The blocks then move, stuck together, at speed ?2. ?After a short time, the two-block system collides inelastically with a third block, of mass ?3= 3.00??, ?which is initially at rest. The three blocks then move, stuck together, with speed ?3.(Figure 1) ?Assume that the blocks slide without friction.

Part A Find ?2?1, ?the ratio of the velocity ?2 ?of the two-block system after the first collision to the velocity ?1 ?of the block of mass ?1 ?before the collision.

Express your answer numerically using three significant figures.


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