Answer:
a) 
b) 
Explanation:
Given:
mass of the lighter block, 
velocity of the lighter block, 
mass of the heavier block, 
velocity of the heavier block, 
a)
Using conservation of linear momentum:

where:
final velocity of the lighter block
final velocity of the heavier block

........................(1)
Since kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collision:



divide the above equation by eq. (1)
.............................(2)
now we substitute the value of v from eq. (2) in eq. (1)



(negative sign denotes that the direction is towards left)
b)
now we substitute the value of v' from eq. (2) in eq. (1)




The period of the orbit would increase as well
Explanation:
We can answer this question by applying Kepler's third law, which states that:
"The square of the orbital period of a planet around the Sun is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit"
Mathematically,

Where
T is the orbital period
a is the semi-major axis of the orbit
In this problem, the question asks what happens if the distance of the Earth from the Sun increases. Increasing this distance means increasing the semi-major axis of the orbit,
: but as we saw from the previous equation, the orbital period of the Earth is proportional to
, therefore as
increases, T increases as well.
Therefore, the period of the orbit would increase.
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