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Q.

A body of mass M as shown in figure with a small disc of mass m place on it rests on a smooth horizontal plane. The disc is set in motion in the horizontal direction with velocuity ν. To what height (relative to the initial level) will the disc rise after breaking off the body M? The friction is assumed to be absent.

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a

h=3mν2m+Mg

b

h=mν23m+Mg

c

h=2mν2m+Mg

d

h=mν22m+Mg

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Applying the law of conservation of momentum

mν=m+Mν1 ν1=mνm+M

where ν1 is the velocity of the combined system

 Let disc rises to a height h, then

12mν2=mgh+12(m+M)ν12

Substituting the value of ν1 , we get

h=mν22m+Mg

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