Edexcel M2 2020 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2020
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

3. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} A particle \(P\) of mass 0.75 kg is moving along a straight line on a horizontal surface. At the instant when the speed of \(P\) is \(6 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), it receives an impulse of magnitude \(\sqrt { 24 } \mathrm { Ns }\). The impulse acts in the plane of the horizontal surface. At the instant when \(P\) receives the impulse, the line of action of the impulse makes an angle of \(60 ^ { \circ }\) with the direction of motion of \(P\), as shown in Figure 2. Find
  1. the speed of \(P\) immediately after receiving the impulse,
  2. the size of the angle between the direction of motion of \(P\) immediately before receiving the impulse and the direction of motion of \(P\) immediately after receiving the impulse.
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    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c16c17b6-2c24-4939-b3b5-63cd63646b76-07_36_65_2722_109}