Answer:
Incomplete question: "Each block has a mass of 0.2 kg"
The speed of the two-block system's center of mass just before the blocks collide is 2.9489 m/s
Explanation:
Given data:
θ = angle of the surface = 37°
m = mass of each block = 0.2 kg
v = speed = 0.35 m/s
t = time to collision = 0.5 s
Question: What is the speed of the two-block system's center of mass just before the blocks collide, vf = ?
Change in momentum:
[tex]delta(P)=F*delta(t)[/tex]
[tex]P_{f} -P_{i}=F*delta(t)[/tex]
[tex]2m(v_{f} -v_{i})=F*delta(t)[/tex]
[tex]v_{i} =0.35-0.35=0[/tex]
It is neccesary calculate the force:
[tex]F=(m+m)*g*sin\theta[/tex]
Here, g = gravity = 9.8 m/s²
[tex]F=(0.2+0.2)*9.8*sin37=2.3591N[/tex]
[tex]v_{f} =\frac{F*delta(t)}{2m} =\frac{2.3591*0.5}{2*0.2} =2.9489m/s[/tex]