In The Picture Above A Box Mass M Is Given A Very Small Nudge Onto The Top Of A Ramp It Slides Down With Static Ki 1 (31.2 KiB) Viewed 31 times
In The Picture Above A Box Mass M Is Given A Very Small Nudge Onto The Top Of A Ramp It Slides Down With Static Ki 2 (31.2 KiB) Viewed 31 times
In the picture above, a box (mass m ) is given a very small nudge onto the top of a ramp. It slides down (with static/kinetic friction coefficients μs,μ ) and across a smooth floor where it collides and sticks with another box (mass M ), which is attached to a spring (constant k ). Assuming the collision happens instantaneously at time t=0, write an equation describing the position of the two boxes as a function of time after the collision. Take the coordinate system as pictured (x=0 at the collision point).
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