Question: In outer space, far from other objects, a small block of mass m = 3 kg traveling at speed v 1 = 1 0 m

In outer space, far from other objects, a small block of mass m =3 kg traveling at speed
v1=10 m/s approaches an object initially at rest that consists of two small spheres each of
mass M =20 kg connected by a low-mass rod, with center-to-center distance d =0.40 m.
The block is observed to bounce off the upper sphere and proceed with speed v2=8 m/s at
an angle 0=30 to the original direction.
(a) Find the velocity of the center of the rod after the collision, = vxi + Vyj.
(b) Just before the collision, what is the vector angular momentum of the block with respect to
point A, the center of the rod?
(c) Just after the collision, what is the vector angular momentum of the block with respect to
point A, the center of the rod?
(d) Find the angular speed w of the rod after the collision.

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