5. A particle \(A\) of mass \(3 m\) is moving in a straight line with speed \(2 u\) on a smooth horizontal floor. Particle \(A\) collides directly with another particle \(B\) of mass \(2 m\) which is moving along the same straight line with speed \(u\) but in the opposite direction to \(A\). The coefficient of restitution between \(A\) and \(B\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\).
- Show that the speed of \(B\) immediately after the collision is \(\frac { 7 } { 5 } u\)
- Find the speed of \(A\) immediately after the collision.
After the collision, \(B\) hits a smooth vertical wall which is perpendicular to the direction of motion of \(B\). The coefficient of restitution between \(B\) and the wall is \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\). The first collision between \(A\) and \(B\) occurred at a distance \(x\) from the wall. The particles collide again at a distance \(y\) from the wall.
- Find \(y\) in terms of \(x\).