Edexcel M1 2008 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions

  1. Two particles \(P\) and \(Q\) have mass 0.4 kg and 0.6 kg respectively. The particles are initially at rest on a smooth horizontal table. Particle \(P\) is given an impulse of magnitude 3 N s in the direction \(P Q\).
    1. Find the speed of \(P\) immediately before it collides with \(Q\).
    Immediately after the collision between \(P\) and \(Q\), the speed of \(Q\) is \(5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Show that immediately after the collision \(P\) is at rest.