Edexcel M2 2014 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

  1. A ball of mass 0.4 kg is moving in a horizontal plane when it is struck by a bat. The bat exerts an impulse \(( - 5 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { N }\) s on the ball. Immediately after receiving the impulse the ball has velocity \(( 12 \mathbf { i } + 15 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
Find
  1. the speed of the ball immediately before the impact,
  2. the size of the angle through which the direction of motion of the ball is deflected by the impact.