Block's colliding at some height!

In a physics lab, a small cube slides down a friction-less incline as shown in figure, it strikes elastically and horizontally with another cube that is only one-half of its mass. If the incline is 20 c m 20 cm high and the table is 90 c m 90 cm off the floor, big and small cubes strikes the ground at a distance x x & y y meter respectively from the table . Then y x \large \frac{y}{x} equal to


The answer is 4.

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2 solutions

Tanishq Varshney
Jun 10, 2015

let M M be the mass at the top and m = M 2 m=\frac{M}{2}

using conservation of momentum

M 2 g h = M V + m v M\sqrt{2gh}=MV+mv

g = 10 m / s 2 g=10~m/s^2 , h = 0.2 m h=0.2~m and V V and v v are velocities after collision.

2 = V + v 2 2=V+\frac{v}{2}

using coefficient of restitution

2 = V v -2=V-v

Solving

we get

v = 8 3 m / s v=\frac{8}{3}~m/s and V = 2 3 m / s V=\frac{2}{3}~m/s

Since the vertical component in both the cases of blocks falling is zero so they reach the ground in same time.

h = 0 + 1 2 g t 2 h^{\prime}=0+\frac{1}{2}gt^2

Distance covered by small cube y = v t y=vt

Distance covered by big cube x = V t x=Vt

y x = 4 \huge{\frac{y}{x}=4}

Note that V V and v v are along horizontal direction.

Conservation of energy was unnecessary as we have to find the ratio not exact values.

@Nishant Rai Please correct the image.

Abhishek Sharma - 6 years ago

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@Abhishek Sharma correct the image? Is there any problem?

Nishant Rai - 6 years ago

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Yes, the mass of lower block has been mentioned m instead of m/2.

Abhishek Sharma - 6 years ago

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@Abhishek Sharma @Abhishek Sharma Thanks for pointing, corrected!

Nishant Rai - 6 years ago

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@Nishant Rai Are all the problems you have posted original?

Abhishek Sharma - 6 years ago

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@Abhishek Sharma @Abhishek Sharma No, these are not mine but are from various books and sources from internet.

Nishant Rai - 6 years ago

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@Nishant Rai Keep posting - I find them quite helpful.

Abhishek Sharma - 6 years ago

V v e l o c v i t y b e f o r e s t r i k e = 2 g h = 2 9.81 0.2 = 1.98. A f t e r s t r i k e , m h a s v e l o c i t y v a n d s m a l l , u . E q u a t i n g m o m e n t u m s b e f o r e a n d a f t e r , m V = m v + 1 2 m u 1 2 u = 1.98 v . . . . . . . ( 1 ) E q u a t i n g E n e r g y b e f o r e a n d a f t e r , m g h = K . E m + K . E m / 2 m 9.8 . 2 = 1 2 m v 2 + 1 2 m 2 u 2 F r o m ( 1 ) 1.96 = 1 2 v 2 + ( 1.98 v ) 2 . S o l v i n g f o r v , v = . 99 o r . 66. I f v = . 99 , f r o m ( 1 ) u = 1.98 n o t p o s i b l e . S o v = . 66 f r o m ( 1 ) , u = 2.64. S i n c e b o t h f a l l t h r o u g h s a m e h i h g t b o t h a r e i n a i r f o r s a m e t i m e . S o h o r i z o n t a l d i s t a n c e c o v e r e d w i l l b e p r p o t i o n a l t o v e l o c i t i e s . y x = 2.64 . 66 = 4 V~velocvity~before~strike=\sqrt{2*g*h}=\sqrt{2*9.81*0.2}=1.98.\\After~strike,~m~has~velocity~v~and ~small, ~u.\\Equating ~momentums~~before~and~after,~mV=mv+\dfrac 1 2 *m*u\\\implies~\dfrac 1 2 *u=1.98-v.......(1) \\ Equating ~Energy~before~and~after,\\m*g*h=K.E_m+K.E_{m/2}~~\implies~m*9.8*.2\\=\dfrac 1 2 *m*v^2+\dfrac 1 2 *\dfrac m 2 *u^2\\From~ (1)~1.96 = \dfrac 1 2 *v^2 +(1.98-v)^2. ~~ Solving ~for~v,~v=.99~~or~~.66. \\If~v=.99, from (1)~u=1.98~not~posible.~ So~ v=.66~from~(1), u=2.64.\\Since~both~fall~through~same~hihgt~both~are~in~air~for~same~time.\\So~horizontal~distance~covered~will~be~prpotional ~to~velocities.\\\therefore~\dfrac y x =\dfrac {2.64} { .66} =~~~~\Large \color{#D61F06}{4}

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