Two masses hang next to each other from a support. Each mass has a pendulum length R = 30 cm. Object A is raised to a 66 degree angle with respect to vertical and allowed to fall as a pendulum, eventually colliding elastically with object B. Let object A have a mass ma=45g and object B have mass mb=65g. For all answers, work symbolically and then plug in numbers at the end. (a) What is the velocity of the object A before the collision? (Ignore the physical size of A and B, that is, assume y = 0 for both during the collision) (b) What quantities are conserved during the collision? (c) What are the maximum heights of each object after the collision?
Two masses hang next to each other from a support. Each mass has a pendulum length R = 30 cm. Object A is raised to a 66 degree angle with respect to vertical and allowed to fall as a pendulum, eventually colliding elastically with object B. Let object A have a mass ma=45g and object B have mass mb=65g. For all answers, work symbolically and then plug in numbers at the end. (a) What is the velocity of the object A before the collision? (Ignore the physical size of A and B, that is, assume y = 0 for both during the collision) (b) What quantities are conserved during the collision? (c) What are the maximum heights of each object after the collision?
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