question archive A cat (m1 = 3
A cat (m1 = 3
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A cat (m1 = 3.00 kg) waits in stealthy silence as a small drone (m2
= 0.25 kg) hovers motionless in the air, directly above the cat. She jumps upward with a speed of 4.5 m/s and catches the drone in her mouth. The collision between the cat and the drone is so brief that it may be modeled as instantaneous. What is the amount of mechanical energy that was lost (Elost) as a result of the collision? Make sure that your symbolic answer is as simplified as possible. For the limit check this week investigate what happens to Elost for the case where m2 << m1 (i.e., m2 becomes much smaller than m1).
The question is asking for
1) Graph of representation
2) Initial equation
3) Algebra work
4) as m2 << m1, what limit does Elost approach?
5)why does the result make physical sense?
