Edexcel M2 2023 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

  1. A particle \(P\) of mass \(3 m\) and a particle \(Q\) of mass \(5 m\) are moving towards each other along the same straight line on a smooth horizontal surface. The particles collide directly.
Immediately before the collision, the speed of \(P\) is \(u\) and the speed of \(Q\) is \(k u\).
Immediately after the collision, the speed of \(P\) is \(2 v\) and the speed of \(Q\) is \(v\).
The direction of motion of each particle is reversed by the collision.
In the collision, \(P\) receives an impulse of magnitude \(15 m v\).
  1. Show that \(u = 3 v\).
  2. Find the value of \(k\). The coefficient of restitution between \(P\) and \(Q\) is \(e\).
  3. Find the value of \(e\). The total kinetic energy lost in the collision is \(\lambda m v ^ { 2 }\)
  4. Find the value of \(\lambda\).