Edexcel M2 — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

  1. Two identical particles are approaching each other along a straight horizontal track. Just before they collide, they are moving with speeds \(5 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and \(3 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) respectively. The coefficient of restitution between the particles is \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\).
Find the speeds of the particles immediately after the impact.