A block of mass m1 = 0.500 kg is released from rest on a frictionless track at a distance h1=2.50 m above the top of a table. It then collides elastically with an object having mass m2=1.00 kg that is initially at rest on the table, as shown in the figure.
a) Determine the velocities of the two objects just after collision.
b) How high up the track does the 0.500 kg object travel back after the collision?
c) How far from the bottom of the table does the 1.00 kg object land, given that the height of the table is h2=2.00m?
d) How far away from the bottom of the table does the 0.500 kg object eventually land?