There is a small, hanging mass of 10g, and a glider weighing 120g. The glider is

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There is a small, hanging mass of 10g, and a glider weighing 120g. The glider is sitting on an air track making an angle of 0.35degrees with the horizontal. Assume that all the hanging mass and glider are initially at rest. a) If the small mass drops a distance of 60 cm, how much potential energy does it lose? b) How far does the glider rise vertically when the small mass drops 60cm? c) What is the increase in the potential energy of the glider when it rises the distance given in the previous part? d) What is the total change in the potential energy of the two? (potential energy losses are counted as negative) e) Ignore frictional losses, what would be the final speed of the glider and small mass? I am so lost, I don't know where to begin...please help!

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a. 0.6 * 9.81 * 0.01 = 0.05886 J

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