Question: A block with mass m 1 = 0 . 4 5 0 kg is released from rest on a frictionless track at a distance h

A block with mass
m1=0.450kg
is released from rest on a frictionless track at a distance
h1=2.45m
above the top of a table. It then collides elastically with an object having mass
m2=0.900kg
that is initially at rest on the table, as shown in the figure below.
A curved wedge rests on a table. The wedge has the appearance of a hill sliced vertically in half: the surface at the top is horizontal, and then it gradually increases the magnitude of its slope down to the right before turning sharply down, and then decreasing the magnitude of its slope until it is almost horizontal. The vertical distance between the surface of the table and the top of the wedge ish1. The height of the table ish2. A block labeledm1rests on the top of the wedge. A block labeledm2rests at the very bottom of the slope of the wedge, at the edge of the table. A dashed parabolic line shows the pathm2would take after being knocked off the table. The path ends a horizontal distancexfrom the edge of the table.
(a)
Determine the velocities of the two objects just after the collision. (Assume the positive direction is to the right. Indicate the direction with the signs of your answers.)
v1=m/sv2=m/s
(b)
How high up the track does the0.450kgobject travel back after the collision?
m
(c)
How far away from the bottom of the table does the0.900kgobject land, given that the height of the table is
h2=1.80m?
m
(d)
How far away from the bottom of the table does the0.450kgobject eventually land?
m

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