| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Session | November |
| Topic | Momentum and Collisions 1 |
3 Two smooth spheres \(A\) and \(B\), of equal radius, are moving in the same direction in the same straight line on a smooth horizontal table. Sphere \(A\) has mass \(m\) and speed \(u\) and sphere \(B\) has mass \(\alpha m\) and speed \(\frac { 1 } { 4 } u\). The spheres collide and \(A\) is brought to rest by the collision. Find the coefficient of restitution in terms of \(\alpha\).
Deduce that \(\alpha \geqslant 2\).