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Grade 11Mechanics

A body of mass m is dropped from a height h.Simultaneously another body of mass 2m is thrown up vertically with such a velocity v that they collide at height h/2.if collision is perfectly in-elastic,the velocity of combined mass at the time of collision with the ground will be?plz explain

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
Conserve momentem b/w them,
0 + 2mv(jcap) = (3m)u
u = (2/3)v jcap m/s.
With this velocity the collision would occur and then the combined mass would move .