Three blocks, each of mass 1.2 kg, sit along a straight line on a frictionless surface.  The first block is given a velocity of 2.8 m/s.  It makes a completely inelastic collision with the second block (which is at rest); the united pair of blocks then makes a second completely inelastic collision with         the third block (which is also at rest).  What is the final velocity of the three-block mass

Q: A block of mass m = 9.40 kg, moving on a horizontal frictionless surface with a speed 5.20 m/s,…

A:

Q: Two objects, both with a mass of 1.89 kg are sliding across a horizontal, frictionless surface…

A: given: m1=m2=1.89 kg v1 = 4.99 i m/s v2 = -2.16 i m/s let final velocity= v

Q: A bullet of mass 200 g traveling horizontally with a speed of 319 m/s. It strikes a block of mass…

A: From the momentum conservation, Here, mb, m, ub, u and v represent the mass of a bullet, the…

Q: A cue ball of mass m1 = 0.335 kg is shot at another billiard ball, with mass m2 = 0.53 kg, which is…

A: Given: The mass of the cue ball is 0.335 kg. The mass of the billard ball is 0.53 kg. The initial…

Q: A bullet of mass 200 g traveling horizontally with a speed of 327 m/s. It strikes a block of mass 3…

A: Given : Mass=m=200 g Initial Speed of bullet=u1=327 m/s Mass of Block=M=3 kg Initial Speed of…

Q: A ball of mass m = 0.27 Kg and velocity v = 5.2 m/s collides head-on with a ball of mass M = 0.93 Kg…

A: Given collision is perfectly elastic so no energy losses are there which allows us to use kinetic…

Q: A projectile of mass 2.0 kg is fired in the air at an angle of 45.0° to the horizon at a speed of…

A:

Q: One ball of mass 0.600 kg traveling 9.00 m/s to the right collides head on elastically with a second…

A: The initial relative velocity and final relative velocity of the system is constant in the elastic…

Q: A block with a mass of 1.86 kg is sliding with a constant velocity of 5.14 m/s to the north, which…

A:

Q: A missile of mass 110 kg is fired from a plane of mass 5500 kg initially moving at a speed of 315 m…

A: Given:  mass of missile, m = 110 kg  mass of plane, M = 5500 kg  initial velocity of missile, v =…

Q: 4.0 m/s 3.0 kg A 3.0 kg cart is moving at a speed of 4.0 m/s to the right across a frictionless…

A: Given:-  Two cars A and B  have a mass  MA=3.2 kg MB=m vAi=4 m/s The magnitude of  force is function…

Q: block of mass 1.72 kg is placed on a frictionless floor and initially pushed northward, whereupon it…

A: Solution

Q: Two blocks of masses m1 = 2.00 kg and m2 = 4.20 kg are released from rest at a height of h = 4.40 m…

A:

Q: A block with mass M = 5.75 kg is sliding in the positive x-direction at Vi = 8.40 m/s on a…

A: Consider the diagram given below for the given system. Here, vi is zero because the mass m is at…

Q: Initially resting in the xy coordinate plane's center, an item erupts into three parts. Immediately…

A:

Q: An object of mass m has an elastic collision with another object initially at rest, and continues to…

A:

Q: On a frictionless horizontal air table, puck A (with mass 0.245 kg ) is moving toward puck B (with…

A: ...

Q: Mass A (2.0 kg) has an initial velocity of 4 m/s in the +x-direction. Mass B (2.0 kg) has an initial…

A: As per the given data, Masses of the objects A and B are mA = mB = 2 kg; And the initial velocities…

Q: of masses m₁ = 1 kg and m₂ = 1.5 kg respectively, collide elastically. Their initial velocities are…

A:

Q: Two carts of mass 0.65 kg and 1.50 kg are moving on a level air track with velocities -1.60 m/s and…

A: Given, mass of the cart, m1 = 0.65 kgm2 = 1.50 kgv1 = -1.60 msv2 = +0.85 ms

Q: Two carts of masses m1 = 2.219 kgand m2 = 8.479 kg undergo an elastic collision. Before the…

A:

Q: While moving with a velocity v1= 9.8 i - 6.9 j - 9.4 k ) m/s, m1 = 3.4 kg collides with m2 = 8 kg,…

A:

Q: A 0.031 kg bullet is fired vertically at 238 m/s into a 0.15 kg baseball that is initially at rest.…

A: Given Mass of the bullet m1 = 0.031 kg Mass of the ball m2 = 0.15 kg Initial velocity of the bullet…

Q: Two objects, both with a mass of 1.87 kg are sliding across a horizontal, frictionless surface…

A: Given: The mass of the object is 1.87 kg. The initial velocity of the first object is 4.63 m/si. The…

Q: A projectile of mass 2.0 kg is fired in the air at an angle of 44.0° to the horizon at a speed of…

A:

Q: A loaded railroad car of mass 6000 kg is rolling to the right at 2.0 m/s when it collides and…

A: Let v1 be the velocity of railroad car and m1 be its mass, and v2 be the velocity of freight car and…

Q: A 0.446 kg puck, initially at rest on a horizontal, frictionless surface, is struck by a 0.293 kg…

A:

Q: Block 1, of mass m1 = 2.10 kg, moves along a frictionless air track with speed v1 = 15.0 m/s. It…

A:

Q: A block with mass M = 5.70 kg is sliding in the positive x-direction at Vi = 8.45 m/s on a…

A: Given information: Mass of the moving block (M) = 5.70 kg Velocity of the moving block (Vi) = 8.45…

Q: A block of mass m= 5.6 kg, moving on a frictionless surface with a velocity of 'i¯0.5 is to the…

A:

Q: A bumper car with mass m1 = 110 kg is moving to the right with a velocity of v1 = 4.8 m/s. A second…

A:

Q: A block of mass m = 8 40 kg. moving on a horizontal frictionless surface with a speed 4.20 m/s,…

A: We need to calculate the average force on 8.40 kg block, while the two blocks are in contact.

Q: The air track glider of mass m1 = 0.200 kg traveling to the right at 0.750 m/s collides with a…

A: Mass of glider 1, m1=0.200 kg Mass of glider 2, m2=0.400 kg Initial velocity of glider 1 ,u1=0.750…

Q: In the figure, particle 1 of mass m1 = 3.4 kg slides rightward along an x axis on a frictionless…

A: Let us consider the motion in the right is the positive motion. The velocity of the particles after…

Q: A block with mass M = 5.60 kg is sliding in the positive x-direction at Vi = 8.00 m/s on a…

A: In an elastic collision, both momentum as well as energy is conserved.Using the conservation of…

Q: A vessel at rest at the origin of an xy coordinate system explodes into three pieces. Just after the…

A:

Q: Consider the collision of a moving puck with a second, initially stationary puck, as shown in the…

A: Let us redefine the variablesmass of puck 1, m1 = 0.50 kgmass of puck 2, m2 = 0.60 kginitial…

Q: An ball bearing of mass m rolls along a horizontal rail at velocity vo and strikes a stationary ball…

A:

Q: A 1.30 kg mass (mass 1) moves to the right with a speed of 2.50 m/s and collides with a stationary…

A: Given data *The given first mass is m1 = 1.30 kg *The given initial speed of the first mass is u1 =…

Q: In the figure below, particle 1 of mass m, = 0.21 kg slides rightward along an x axis on a…

A: Given data: Masses: m1=0.21 kg and m2=0.40 kg Speed, v=2.4 m/s Distance, xw=70 cm=0.70 m

Q: An elastic collision occurs in one dimension, in which a 10 kg block traveling at 5 m/s collides…

A:

Q: loaded railroad car of mass 6000 kg is rolling to the right at 2.0 m/s when it collides and couples…

A:

Q: A 3.0 kg object moving at 8.0 m/s in the positive direction of an x axis has a one- dimensional…

A: To determine: The mass of the object after collision when it is moving in positive direction of the…