Two people are in bumper cars on opposite sides of a halfpipe, as shown below. Both are released from rest, and both bumper cars have a mass of 500 kg. The person in the red car, staring on the left side of the halfpipe, has a mass of 70 kg and starts 2 m above the bottom of the ramp. The person in the blue car, staring on the right side of the halfpipe, has a mass of 80 kg and starts 2.5 m above the bottom of the ramp. Upon colliding, the bumper cars bounce off one another. After the collision, the blue car returns to a height of 1.75 m above the bottom of the ramp. What is the height the red car reaches?

icon
Related questions
Question

Two people are in bumper cars on opposite sides of a halfpipe, as shown
below. Both are released from rest, and both bumper cars have a mass of 500 kg. The person
in the red car, staring on the left side of the halfpipe, has a mass of 70 kg and starts 2 m above
the bottom of the ramp. The person in the blue car, staring on the right side of the halfpipe,
has a mass of 80 kg and starts 2.5 m above the bottom of the ramp. Upon colliding, the bumper
cars bounce off one another. After the collision, the blue car returns to a height of 1.75 m above
the bottom of the ramp. What is the height the red car reaches?

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Similar questions