Two pucks A and B, moving on a frictionless air table, have respective initial velocities v, and v,g. Puck A has twice the mass of puck B, and travels at half the speed. The pucks collide and stick together (this is called a "perfectly inelastic collision"). V1A A V1B (a) Draw vectors PLA and p, representing the momenta of the two bodies just before the collision. B (b) Draw a vector p, representing the total momentum of the system just before the collision. Then draw a vector p, representing the total momentum of the system just after the collision. Explain your reasoning. (c) What impulse was imparted to the system (consisting of the two pucks) during the collision? Explain your reasoning.

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Two pucks A and B, moving on a frictionless air table,
have respective initial velocities v, and v13. Puck A has
twice the mass of puck B, and travels at half the speed.
The pucks collide and stick together (this is called a
"perfectly inelastic collision").
V1A
A
V1B
(a) Draw vectors Pia and piB representing the momenta
of the two bodies just before the collision.
в
(b) Draw a vector p, representing the total momentum of the system just before the collision. Then
draw a vector p, representing the total momentum of the system just after the collision. Explain
your reasoning.
(c) What impulse was imparted to the system (consisting of the two pucks) during the collision?
Explain your reasoning.
Transcribed Image Text:Two pucks A and B, moving on a frictionless air table, have respective initial velocities v, and v13. Puck A has twice the mass of puck B, and travels at half the speed. The pucks collide and stick together (this is called a "perfectly inelastic collision"). V1A A V1B (a) Draw vectors Pia and piB representing the momenta of the two bodies just before the collision. в (b) Draw a vector p, representing the total momentum of the system just before the collision. Then draw a vector p, representing the total momentum of the system just after the collision. Explain your reasoning. (c) What impulse was imparted to the system (consisting of the two pucks) during the collision? Explain your reasoning.
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