A pendulum consisting of a ball of mass m hanging from a massless rope is droppe
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Question
A pendulum consisting of a ball of mass m hanging from a massless rope is dropped from a height h. It collides with a block of mass 2m at the bottom of its swing. How high does the ball on the pendulum rebound from its collision with the block? Assume the collision is perfectly elastic. A pendulum consisting of a ball of mass m hanging from a massless rope is dropped from a height h. It collides with a block of mass 2m at the bottom of its swing. How high does the ball on the pendulum rebound from its collision with the block? Assume the collision is perfectly elastic.Explanation / Answer
1/2m*v^2=mgh
v=?2gh=?19.6h
momentum conservation
m119.6h=m1V2+m2u2
elastic collision
co eff of resitution is 1 for elastic collision
1=V2-u2/V1=
V2-u2=V1==>u2=V2-V1
now put u2 in momentum equation we will find V2
and after V21=?2*gH
where H is the height of rebound