A small block of mass m and a concave mirror of radius R fitted with a stand lie on a smooth horizontal table with a separation d between them. The mirror together with its stand has a mass m. The block is pushed at t = 0 towards the mirror so that it starts moving towards the mirror at a constant speed V and collides with it. The collision is perfectly elastic. Find the velocity of the image (a) at a time `t lt d/V,` (b) at a time `t gt d/V`.

Explanation

(a) `90 (cm)/(s), (b) 100 (cm)/(s)`