A child of mass 4 kg jumps from cart to cart and then immediately back to cart . The mass of each cart is 20 kg and they are initially at rest. In both the cases the child jumps at 6 m/s relative to the cart. If the cart moves along the same line with negligible friction with the final velocities of and , respectively, find the ratio of and
A child of mass 4 kg jumps from cart to cart and then immediately back to cart . The mass of each cart is 20 kg and they are initially at rest. In both the cases the child jumps at 6 m/s relative to the cart. If the cart moves along the same line with negligible friction with the final velocities of and , respectively, find the ratio of and
(1)
All the velocities shown in diagrams are w.r.t. ground
After first jump:
and (given)
Solve to get
When child arrives on :
After the second jump:
Solve to get
When child arrives on :
Now