A lump of plasticine weighing 200 g is thrown at an angle of 30° and at a speed of 16 m/s towards the 20 m distant concrete facade of the apartment block so that the lump adheres to the facade for a short time and then falls to the floor. How big is the mechanical energy of the lump just before the collision and how big just after it? How much of the mechanical energy has been converted into other forms of energy (heat)?

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A lump of plasticine weighing 200 g is thrown at an angle of 30° and at a speed of 16 m/s towards the 20 m distant concrete facade of the apartment block so that the lump adheres to the facade for a short time and then falls to the floor. How big is the mechanical energy of the lump just before the collision and how big just after it? How much of the mechanical energy has been converted into other forms of energy (heat)?

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