OCR M1 2011 January — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions

1 Two particles \(P\) and \(Q\) are projected directly towards each other on a smooth horizontal surface. \(P\) has mass 0.5 kg and initial speed \(2.4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), and \(Q\) has mass 0.8 kg and initial speed \(1.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). After a collision between \(P\) and \(Q\), the speed of \(P\) is \(0.2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and the direction of its motion is reversed. Calculate
  1. the change in the momentum of \(P\),
  2. the speed of \(Q\) after the collision.