An object has a fixed volume and a variable shape before it changes state.
2 answers:
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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)