Two blocks of masses m 1 and m 2 approach each other ona horizontal table with the same constant speed, v 0, as measuredby a laboratory observer. The blocks undergo a perfectlyelastic collision, and it is observed that m 1 stops but m 2 movesopposite its original motion with some constant speed, v.(a) Determine the ratio of the two masses, m 1/m 2. (b) What isthe ratio of their speeds, v/v 0?

Two blocks of masses m 1 and m 2 approach each other ona horizontal table with the same constant speed, v 0, as measuredby a laboratory observer. The blocks undergo a perfectlyelastic collision, and it is observed that m 1 stops but m 2 movesopposite its original motion with some constant speed, v.(a) Determine the ratio of the two masses, m 1/m 2. (b) What isthe ratio of their speeds, v/v 0?

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter9: Dynamics Of A System Of Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

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