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Collisions

Philippe_57721 · Math ·

Two blocks of mass m and M (m<M) are initially still.

We push the block M in the direction of the block m.
The block m will hit the wall and bounces back toward M.
After a certain number of collisions of m between M and the wall, M will move to the right indefinitely.

Given that m=1,M=123456789, how many collisions are there?

It is assumed that the collisions are perfect: no friction, no energy loss.