Question

Consider two balls in motion at the same time. Joe drops the first ball from rest at height h. Directly below Joe, on the ground, Hayley simultaneously tosses a second ball upward with speed v0.a. If the two balls collide at the moment the second ball is instantaneously at rest, what is the height of the collision?b. What is the relative speed of the balls when they collide?

Answer 1

A. To find height of collision let's find

Speed of collision first

Using

Vf= √2g(h-g)

But for Harvey's ball we have

V²-2gy= 0

y=( v²/2g) so this is height of collision

B.

To find relative speed of the ball

Using V at y to find Vsr

Vs= √2g(h-v²/2g)

= √2gh- v²