A 3.0-kg mass is sliding on a horizontal frictionless surface with a speed of 3.0 m/s when it collides with a 1.0-kg mass initially at rest as shown in the figure.The masses stick together and slide up a frictionless circular track of radius 0.40 m.To what maximum height,h,above the horizontal surface will the masses slide?
A)0.18 m
B)0.15 m
C)0.21 m
D)0.26 m
E)0.40 m

Question

A 3.0-kg mass is sliding on a horizontal frictionless surface with a speed of 3.0 m/s when it collides with a 1.0-kg mass initially at rest as shown in the figure.The masses stick together and slide up a frictionless circular track of radius 0.40 m.To what maximum height,h,above the horizontal surface will the masses slide? 
A)0.18 m 
B)0.15 m 
C)0.21 m 
D)0.26 m 
E)0.40 m

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The Answer is D

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