| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Session | November |
| Topic | Momentum and Collisions 1 |
4 Two smooth spheres \(P\) and \(Q\), of equal radius, have masses \(m\) and \(3 m\) respectively. They are moving in the same direction in the same straight line on a smooth horizontal table. Sphere \(P\) has speed \(u\) and collides directly with sphere \(Q\) which has speed \(k u\), where \(0 < k < 1\). Sphere \(P\) is brought to rest by the collision. Show that the coefficient of restitution between \(P\) and \(Q\) is \(\frac { 3 k + 1 } { 3 ( 1 - k ) }\).
One third of the total kinetic energy of the spheres is lost in the collision. Show that
$$k = \frac { 1 } { 3 } ( 2 \sqrt { } 3 - 3 )$$