Answers for the even numbered problems:
12-12. v = [ 10 g (H-h)/7]1/2 = 7.48 m/s (when sphere leaves track); d = [ 20 h (H-h)/7]1/2 = 4.78 m.
12-32. L = 2.5 x 1011 kg m2/s.
13-24. This is a proof, so you already know m = (m1 m2)1/2.
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