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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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?
Transcribed Image Text: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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