A 3.1 kg block with a speed of 4.2 m/s collides with a 6.2 kg block that has a speed of 2.8 m/s in the same direction. After the collision,the 6.2 kg block is observed to be traveling in the original direction with a speed of 3.5 m/s. (a) What is the velocity of the 3.1 kgblock immediately after the collision? (b) By how much does the total kinetic energy of the system of two blocks change because ofthe collision? (c) Suppose, instead, that the 6.2 kg block ends up with a speed of 5.6 m/s. What then is the change in the total kineticenergy?(a) NumberUnits(b)NumberUnits(c) NumberiUnits

Given data: Mass of 1st block, m1 = 3.1 kg Initial speed of 1st block, u1…

A 3.1 kg blockwith a speed of 4.2 m/s collides with a 6.2 kg block that hasa speed of 2.8 m/s in the same direction. After the collision, the 6.2 kg block is observed to be traveling in the original direction with a speed of 3.5 m/s. (a) What is the velocity of the 3.1 kg block immediately after the collision? (b) By how nuch does the total kinetic energy of the systern of two blocks change because of the collision? (c) Suppose, instead, that the 6.2 kg block ends up with a speed of 5.6 m/s. What then is the change in the total kinetic energy? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) Number Units

A 3.1 kg blockwith a speed of 4.2 m/s collides with a 6.2 kg block that hasa speed of 2.8 m/s in the same direction. After the collision, the 6.2 kg block is observed to be traveling in the original direction with a speed of 3.5 m/s. (a) What is the velocity of the 3.1 kg block immediately after the collision? (b) By how nuch does the total kinetic energy of the systern of two blocks change because of the collision? (c) Suppose, instead, that the 6.2 kg block ends up with a speed of 5.6 m/s. What then is the change in the total kinetic energy? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) Number Units

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter8: Momentum And Collisions

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Problem 6OQ: A 2-kg object moving to the right with a speed of 4 m/s makes a head-on, elastic collision with a...

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