AQA M1 2006 June — Question 8

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions

8 Two particles, \(A\) and \(B\), are moving on a smooth horizontal surface.
The particle \(A\) has mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) and is moving with velocity \(\left[ \begin{array} { r } 5
- 3 \end{array} \right] \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\). The particle \(B\) has mass 0.2 kg and is moving with velocity \(\left[ \begin{array} { l } 2
3 \end{array} \right] \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Find, in terms of \(m\), an expression for the total momentum of the particles.
  2. The particles \(A\) and \(B\) collide and form a single particle \(C\), which moves with velocity \(\left[ \begin{array} { c } k
    1 \end{array} \right] \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\), where \(k\) is a constant.
    1. Show that \(m = 0.1\).
    2. Find the value of \(k\).