A ipad made of two pieces, the front lighter piece being 6kg of metal connected by a spring, is dropped from a height of 30 m above the ground. When the device gets to a height of 15 m above the ground, it "explodes" and the two pieces of metal are ejected horizontally. If the lighter piece of metal strikes the ground with a speed of 40 m/s and the heavier piece of mețal strikes the ground with a speed of 35m/s, what is the mass of the heavier piece? Assume the spring has zero mass.
A ipad made of two pieces, the front lighter piece being 6kg of metal connected by a spring, is dropped from a height of 30 m above the ground. When the device gets to a height of 15 m above the ground, it "explodes" and the two pieces of metal are ejected horizontally. If the lighter piece of metal strikes the ground with a speed of 40 m/s and the heavier piece of mețal strikes the ground with a speed of 35m/s, what is the mass of the heavier piece? Assume the spring has zero mass.
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![A ipad made of two pieces, the front lighter piece being 6kg of metal connected by a spring, is dropped from
a height of 30 m above the ground. When the device gets to a height of 15 m above the ground, it "explodes"
and the two pieces of metal are ejected horizontally. If the lighter piece of metal strikes the ground with a
speed of 40 m/s and the heavier piece of mețal strikes the ground with a speed of 35m/s, what is the mass of
the heavier piece? Assume the spring has zero mass.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe1bf229e-839d-42dd-b4c9-1bfa437f3607%2F13c51863-de6f-4ae9-b8a9-9bf919ec0aaf%2F0ea9cb_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A ipad made of two pieces, the front lighter piece being 6kg of metal connected by a spring, is dropped from
a height of 30 m above the ground. When the device gets to a height of 15 m above the ground, it "explodes"
and the two pieces of metal are ejected horizontally. If the lighter piece of metal strikes the ground with a
speed of 40 m/s and the heavier piece of mețal strikes the ground with a speed of 35m/s, what is the mass of
the heavier piece? Assume the spring has zero mass.
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