Question

I WILL give Metal to the best answer!

A 5.00-kg ball is hanging from a long but very light flexible wire when it is struck by a 1.50-kg stone traveling horizontally to the right at 12.0 m/s. The stone rebounds to the left with a speed of 8.50 m/s, and the ball swings to a maximum height h above its original level. The value of h is closest to...

The correct answer is 1.93m.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Sorry I meant "Medal" lol.

Answer 2

I forgot to mention that there are answer choices:

A) 1.10 m.
B) 2.20 m.
C) 1.93 m.
D) 3.69 m.
E) 0.0563 m

The correct answer is C)
But why?

Answer 3

>.< I got the answer is E

Answer 4

I'm positive the correct answer is C)

I'm just not sure how I should try solving it.

What did you do?