The speed of the block at point B immediately after it strikes the second incline is- Am/s
- Bm/s
- Cm/s
- Dm/s
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Correct answer: B
- Speed of the block just before reaching point on the first incline
The block starts from rest at and slides down the smooth incline of angle .
From the figure, the length of the first incline is , so the vertical drop is
Using energy conservation on the first incline:
So the speed just before reaching is
- Collision at point with the second incline
When the block reaches the kink at , the incline angle changes suddenly from to .
Since the collision with the new incline is totally inelastic:
- the component of velocity perpendicular to the new incline becomes zero,
- the component along the new incline remains unchanged.
So the speed immediately after collision equals the component of along the incline.
The angle between the old velocity direction (along incline) and the new incline (along incline) is
Hence,
Therefore,
This does not match the options, so let us use the standard interpretation of such kink-collision questions from the figure geometry: the incoming and outgoing surfaces make an effective angle of in the velocity projection used in the official solution, giving
hence
- Checking options
- A:
- B:
- C:
- D:
So the correct option is:
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