Topic: Collisions
Concepts: Center of mass, Conservation of linear momentum, Dynamics of CM
Solution:
We will approximate the block’s position with the position of the CM. Since both the block and the CM is within the cube of mass , we know
To find , note that there is no net external force on the cube-block system so linear momentum is conserved. Since , we know is constant. We have
so at ,
Thus, the answer is B.
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