Edexcel M2 2008 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

2. A particle \(A\) of mass \(4 m\) is moving with speed \(3 u\) in a straight line on a smooth horizontal table. The particle \(A\) collides directly with a particle \(B\) of mass \(3 m\) moving with speed \(2 u\) in the same direction as \(A\). The coefficient of restitution between \(A\) and \(B\) is \(e\). Immediately after the collision the speed of \(B\) is \(4 e u\).
  1. Show that \(e = \frac { 3 } { 4 }\).
  2. Find the total kinetic energy lost in the collision.