Edexcel M2 2010 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

  1. \hspace{0pt} [In this question \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.]
A ball of mass 0.5 kg is moving with velocity \(( 10 \mathbf { i } + 24 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) when it is struck by a bat. Immediately after the impact the ball is moving with velocity \(20 \mathrm { i } \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). Find
  1. the magnitude of the impulse of the bat on the ball,
  2. the size of the angle between the vector \(\mathbf { i }\) and the impulse exerted by the bat on the ball,
  3. the kinetic energy lost by the ball in the impact.