OCR Further Mechanics AS 2024 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Mechanics AS (Further Mechanics AS)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

1 A particle \(P\) of mass 2.5 kg is moving with a constant speed of \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) in a straight line on a smooth horizontal plane when it collides directly with a fixed vertical wall. After the collision \(P\) moves away from the wall with a speed of \(2.8 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Calculate the coefficient of restitution between \(P\) and the wall.
  2. Find the magnitude and state the direction of the impulse exerted on \(P\) by the wall.
  3. State the magnitude and direction of the impulse exerted on the wall by \(P\).