a 59kg physics student jumps off the back of her laser sailboat (42kg). after she jumps the laser is found to be travelling at 1
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Answer:
Speed of both blocks after collision is 2 m/s
Explanation:
It is given that,
Mass of both blocks, m₁ = m₂ = 1 kg
Velocity of first block, u₁ = 3 m/s
Velocity of other block, u₂ = 1 m/s
Since, both blocks stick after collision. So, it is a case of inelastic collision. The momentum remains conserved while the kinetic energy energy gets reduced after the collision. Let v is the common velocity of both blocks. Using the conservation of momentum as :
v = 2 m/s
Hence, their speed after collision is 2 m/s.
To solve this problem we will apply the concepts related to Reyleigh's criteria. Here the resolution of the eye is defined as 1.22 times the wavelength over the diameter of the eye. Mathematically this is,
Here,
D is diameter of the eye
The angle that relates the distance between the lights and the distance to the lamp is given by,
For small angle,
Here,
d = Distance between lights
L = Distance from eye to lamp
For small angle
Therefore,
Therefore the distance is 5.367km.