Can someone please help me with the following problem?
A 3.0 kg block is traveling in the -x direction at 5.0 m/s, anda1.0 kg block is traveling in the +x direction at 3.0 m/s.
a.) Find the velocity VCM of the center of mass.
b.) Subtract VCM from the velocity of each block tofindthe velocity of each block in the center-of-massreferenceframe.
c.) After they make a head-on elastic collision, the velocityofeach block is reversed (in the center-of-mass frame). Findthevelocity of each block in the center-of-mass frame afterthecollision.
d.) Transform back into the original frame by addingVCMto the velocity of each block.
e.) Check your result by finding the initial and finalkineticenergies of the blocks in the original frame andcomparingthem.
Thanks so much for your help!!! =)
Can someone please help me with the following problem?
A 3.0 kg block is traveling in the -x direction at 5.0 m/s, anda1.0 kg block is traveling in the +x direction at 3.0 m/s.
a.) Find the velocity VCM of the center of mass.
b.) Subtract VCM from the velocity of each block tofindthe velocity of each block in the center-of-massreferenceframe.
c.) After they make a head-on elastic collision, the velocityofeach block is reversed (in the center-of-mass frame). Findthevelocity of each block in the center-of-mass frame afterthecollision.
d.) Transform back into the original frame by addingVCMto the velocity of each block.
e.) Check your result by finding the initial and finalkineticenergies of the blocks in the original frame andcomparingthem.
Thanks so much for your help!!! =)
