Edexcel M1 2007 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions

2. Two particles \(A\) and \(B\), of mass 0.3 kg and \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) respectively, are moving in opposite directions along the same straight horizontal line so that the particles collide directly. Immediately before the collision, the speeds of \(A\) and \(B\) are \(8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) respectively. In the collision the direction of motion of each particle is reversed and, immediately after the collision, the speed of each particle is \(2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find
  1. the magnitude of the impulse exerted by \(B\) on \(A\) in the collision,
  2. the value of \(m\).