Two blocks collide on a frictionless surface. After the collision, the blocks sticktogether. Block A has a mass M and is initial
ly moving to the right at speed v. Block B has amass 2M and is initially at rest. System C is composed of both blocks. (a) Draw a free-bodydiagram for each block at an instant during the collision. (b) Rank the magnitudes of thehorizontal forces in your diagram. Explain your reasoning. (c) Calculate the change inmomentum of block A, block B, and system C.Anybody want to take a crack at this?
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Answer:
(C) Only if it starts moving
Explanation:
We know that work done is given by
So there are two case in which work done is zero
First case is that when force and displacement are perpendicular to each other
And other case is that when there is no displacement
So for work to be done there must have displacement, if there is no displacement then there is no work done
So option (c) will be the correct option
