A small block of mass Mis released from rest at the top of the curved frictionless ramp shown above. The block slides down the ramp and is moving with a speed 3.5vo when it collides with a larger block of mass 1.5M at rest at the bottom of the incline. The larger block moves to the right at a speed 2vo immediately after the collision. Express your answers to the following questions in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants.

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A small block of mass Mis released from rest at
the top of the curved frictionless ramp shown
above. The block slides down the ramp and is
moving with a speed 3.5vo when it collides with a
larger block of mass 1.5M at rest at the bottom
of the incline. The larger block moves to the right
at a speed 2vo immediately after the collision.
Express your answers to the following questions
in terms of the given quantities and fundamental
constants.
(a) Determine the height h of the ramp from
which the small block was released.
(b) Determine the speed of the small block after
the collision.
(c) The larger block slides a distance D before
coming to rest. Determine the value of the
coefficient of kinetic friction µ between the larger
block and the surface on which it slides.
(d) Indicate whether the collision between the
two blocks is elastic or inelastic. Justify your
answer.
Transcribed Image Text:A small block of mass Mis released from rest at the top of the curved frictionless ramp shown above. The block slides down the ramp and is moving with a speed 3.5vo when it collides with a larger block of mass 1.5M at rest at the bottom of the incline. The larger block moves to the right at a speed 2vo immediately after the collision. Express your answers to the following questions in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants. (a) Determine the height h of the ramp from which the small block was released. (b) Determine the speed of the small block after the collision. (c) The larger block slides a distance D before coming to rest. Determine the value of the coefficient of kinetic friction µ between the larger block and the surface on which it slides. (d) Indicate whether the collision between the two blocks is elastic or inelastic. Justify your answer.
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