A particle (a mud pallet, say) of mass
m strikes a smooth stationary wedge of mass
M with a velocity
ν0, at an angle
θ with horizontal. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, find the:
a) velocity of the wedge just after the collision.
b) change in
KE of the system
(M+m) in collision.
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