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A trolley moving on a horizontal bench of height 1.2 m, strikes a barrier at the edge of the bench. The brass mass on the top of the trolley flies off on impact and lands

A trolley moving on a horizontal bench of height 1.2 m, strikes a barrier at the edge of the bench. The brass mass on the top of the trolley flies off on impact and lands on the ground 2.5 m from the edge of the bench. Determine:
i) The time taken by the brass mass to reach the ground
ii) The speed at which the trolley struck the barrier.

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John
i) S = ut + $\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

1.2 = 0 + $\frac{1}{2}$ x 10 x t2

t = 0.49 seconds

ii) S = ut $\rightarrow$ u = $\frac{S}{t}$

$\frac{2.5}{0.49}$ = 5.102 m/s
johnmulu answered the question on February 14, 2017 at 05:20

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