5 Two identical spheres, \(A\) and \(B\), each of mass 4 kg , are moving directly towards each other along the same straight line on a smooth horizontal surface until they collide. Before they collide, the speeds of \(A\) and \(B\) are \(5 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and \(3 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) respectively. Immediately after they collide, the speed of \(A\) is \(2 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and its direction of motion has been reversed.
- Determine the velocity of \(B\) immediately after \(A\) and \(B\) collide.
- Show that the coefficient of restitution between \(A\) and \(B\) is \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\).
- Calculate the total loss of kinetic energy due to this collision.
Sphere \(B\) goes on to strike a fixed wall directly. As a result of this collision \(B\) moves along the same straight line with a speed of \(4 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
- Find the coefficient of restitution between \(B\) and the wall, stating whether the collision between \(B\) and the wall is perfectly elastic.
- Determine the magnitude of the impulse that \(B\) exerts on \(A\) the next time that they collide.