The blocks 
and 
, each of mass 
, are connected by massless spring of natural length 
and spring constant 
. The blocks are initially resting on a smooth horizontal floor with the spring at its natural length, as shown in figure. A third identical block 
, also of mass 
, moves on the floor with a speed 
along the line joining 
and 
, and collides with 
. Then
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a)
The KE o the 
system, at maximum compression of the spring, is zero
b)
The KE of the 
system, at maximum compression of the spring is 
c)
The maximum compression of the spring is 
d)
The maximum compression of the spring is 
and , each of mass , are connected by massless spring of natural length and spring constant . The blocks are initially resting on a smooth horizontal floor with the spring at its natural length, as shown in figure. A third identical block , also of mass , moves on the floor with a speed along the line joining and , and collides with . Thena)
The KE o the system, at maximum compression of the spring, is zero
b)
The KE of the system, at maximum compression of the spring is
c)
The maximum compression of the spring is
d)
The maximum compression of the spring is
Question ID - 53246 | SaraNextGen Top Answer The blocks and , each of mass , are connected by massless spring of natural length and spring constant . The blocks are initially resting on a smooth horizontal floor with the spring at its natural length, as shown in figure. A third identical block , also of mass , moves on the floor with a speed along the line joining and , and collides with . Then
a)
The KE o the system, at maximum compression of the spring, is zero
b)
The KE of the system, at maximum compression of the spring is
c)
The maximum compression of the spring is
d)
The maximum compression of the spring is
The blocks and , each of mass , are connected by massless spring of natural length and spring constant . The blocks are initially resting on a smooth horizontal floor with the spring at its natural length, as shown in figure. A third identical block , also of mass , moves on the floor with a speed along the line joining and , and collides with . Then
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a) |
The KE o the |
b) |
The KE of the |
c) |
The maximum compression of the spring is |
d) |
The maximum compression of the spring is |
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(d) The compression of spring is maximum when velocities of both blocks
Further loss in KE> = gain in elastic potential energy
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and 
is same. Let it be 
, then from conservation law of momentum
kinetic energy of 
system at that stage
, 
