In the figure below, block 1 of mass m1 slides from rest along a frictionless ramp from height h = 2.30 m and then collides with stationary block 2, which has mass m2 = 2.00m1. After the collision, block 2 slides into a region where the coefficient of kinetic friction ?k is 0.600 and comes to a stop in distance d within that region.
(a) What is the value of distance d if the collision is elastic?
m
(b) What is the value of distance d if the collision is completely inelastic?
m