An apple with mass 0.4 kg is hanging at rest from the lower end of a...

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An apple with mass 0.4 kg is hanging at rest from the lower endof a light vertical rope. A dart of mass 0.1 kg is shot verticallyupward, strikes the bottom of the apple, and remains embedded init.

a) If the speed of the dart is 5 m/s just before it strikes theapple, what is the speed of the apple just after the collision?

b) How much energy was dissipated during the strike?

c) How high does the apple move upward because of its collisionwith the dart?

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m Mass of the dart m 01 kg M Mass of the apple M 04 kg v Velocity of the dart v 5 ms Consider V as the velocity of    See Answer
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