OCR M2 2010 January — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

2 A small sphere of mass 0.2 kg is dropped from rest at a height of 3 m above horizontal ground. It falls vertically, hits the ground and rebounds vertically upwards, coming to instantaneous rest at a height of 1.8 m above the ground.
  1. Calculate the magnitude of the impulse which the ground exerts on the sphere.
  2. Calculate the coefficient of restitution between the sphere and the ground.