Two objects are connected by a light string passing over a light, frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The object of mass m1 = 6.40 kg is released from rest at a height h = 5.40 m above the table.
(a) Using the isolated system model, determine the speed of the object of mass m2 = 3.00 kg just as the 6.40–kg object hits the table.
m/s
(b) Find the maximum height above the table to which the 3.00–kg object rises.
m