Three carts on a frictionless track collide and stick successively. A: m₁=2 kg, v₁=+1 m s⁻¹; B: m₂=1 kg, v₂=+1 m s⁻¹; C: m₃=2 kg, v₃=-2 m s⁻¹, as shown.
Physics · Center of maas , Momentum and Collision · collision and types of collision
Three carts on a frictionless track collide and stick successively. A: m₁=2 kg, v₁=+1 m s⁻¹; B: m₂=1 kg, v₂=+1 m s⁻¹; C: m₃=2 kg, v₃=-2 m s⁻¹, as shown.
Sub-question 1
Loss of mechanical energy when B and C stick is (J):
Sub-question 2
Magnitude of impulse on A when it later sticks to combined (B+C) is (N s):