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A wrecking ball attached to the end of a long light chain is

Last updated: 6/9/2023

A wrecking ball attached to the end of a long light chain is

A wrecking ball attached to the end of a long light chain is released from rest from a height H 5 meters off the ground as shown in the figure At the lowest point of its swing it collides with a piece of modern sculpture Since the sculpture is made of wet clay it sticks to the wrecking ball The wrecking ball has mass 200 kg The sculpture has mass 100 kg DIGIT 10 A m 3 H held in place A by crane sculpture During the collision A kinetic energy of whole system remains constant B linear momentum of whole system remains constant C angular momentum of ball about point of suspension A remains constant D impulse on the sculpture is zero Maximum height reached by system ball sculpture on the right side is B 3m 20 C m 9 D 5 m