AQA M1 2007 January — Question 1

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions

1 Two particles \(A\) and \(B\) have masses of 3 kg and 2 kg respectively. They are moving along a straight horizontal line towards each other. Each particle is moving with a speed of \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) when they collide.
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  1. If the particles coalesce during the collision to form a single particle, find the speed of the combined particle after the collision.
  2. If, after the collision, \(A\) moves in the same direction as before the collision with speed \(0.4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), find the speed of \(B\) after the collision.