OCR M2 2014 June — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

6 Two small spheres \(A\) and \(B\), of masses \(2 m \mathrm {~kg}\) and \(3 m \mathrm {~kg}\) respectively, are moving in opposite directions along the same straight line towards each other on a smooth horizontal surface. \(A\) has speed \(4 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and \(B\) has speed \(2 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) before they collide. The coefficient of restitution between \(A\) and \(B\) is 0.4 .
  1. Find the speed of each sphere after the collision.
  2. Find, in terms of \(m\), the loss of kinetic energy during the collision.
  3. Given that the magnitude of the impulse exerted on \(A\) by \(B\) during the collision is 2.52 Ns , find \(m\).