A small ball of mass m is aligned above a larger ball of mass M = 0.50 kg (with

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A small ball of mass m is aligned above a larger ball of mass M = 0.50 kg (with a slight separation, as with the baseball and basketball of fig (a)), and the two are dropped simultaneously from height h = 1.6 m. (Assume the radius of each ball is negligible relative to h.) If the larger ball rebounds elastically from the floor and then the small ball rebounds elastically from the larger ball, what value of m results in the larger ball stopping when it collides with the small ball? kg What height does the small ball then reach (Figure (b))? m

Explanation / Answer

a)

Let v be the speed of balls at the time of collision

e = v+v/V1-0

e = 1

V1 = 2v

v = sqrt (2gh)

conserving momentum

Mv -mv = m 2v

m = M/3

m = 0.167 kg

b)

since V1 = 2v

H is proportional to v^2

H1 = 4 h

H1 = 6.4m

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