A block of mass m = 5.4 kg, moving to the right on frictionless surface with a speed Vi=9.2 m/s makes a sudden perfectly elastic collision with a second block of mass M. The second block is originally at rest. Just after the collision, the 5.4-kg block recoils with a speed of Vf=2.5 m/s What is the mass M of the second block? O 7.0 kg 9.43kg

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A block of mass m =
5.4 kg, moving to the right on frictionless surface
with a speed Vi=9.2 m/s makes a sudden perfectly elastic collision with a
second block of mass M. The second block is originally at rest. Just after
the collision, the 5.4-kg block recoils with a speed of Vf=2.5 m/s What is
the mass M of the second block?
7.0 kg
9.43kg
40 kg
O 100 kg
O 7.7 kg
Transcribed Image Text:A block of mass m = 5.4 kg, moving to the right on frictionless surface with a speed Vi=9.2 m/s makes a sudden perfectly elastic collision with a second block of mass M. The second block is originally at rest. Just after the collision, the 5.4-kg block recoils with a speed of Vf=2.5 m/s What is the mass M of the second block? 7.0 kg 9.43kg 40 kg O 100 kg O 7.7 kg
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             Block of mass m = 5.4 kg

                     Speed = 9.2 m/s

                

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