5. h After: 30⁰ Before: 2 2 m₁ = 2 kg m₂ = 3kg h = 50 cm Mass 1 is released from rest from height hand slides down a frictionless 30° slope then collides with mass 2. The two masses then stick together and move as a unit on the horizontal ground. a. What is the speed of mass 1 at the bottom of the slope just before it hits mass 2? b. Mass 2 is initially at rest at the bottom of the slope. Mass 1 now collides with mass 2. Find the speed of the combined masses after the collision. c. How much energy was lost in this collision?

5. h After: 30⁰ Before: 2 2 m₁ = 2 kg m₂ = 3kg h = 50 cm Mass 1 is released from rest from height hand slides down a frictionless 30° slope then collides with mass 2. The two masses then stick together and move as a unit on the horizontal ground. a. What is the speed of mass 1 at the bottom of the slope just before it hits mass 2? b. Mass 2 is initially at rest at the bottom of the slope. Mass 1 now collides with mass 2. Find the speed of the combined masses after the collision. c. How much energy was lost in this collision?

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