AQA M3 2012 June — Question 4

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

4 The diagram shows part of a horizontal snooker table of width 1.69 m . A player strikes the ball \(B\) directly, and it moves in a straight line. The ball hits the cushion of the table at \(C\) before rebounding and moving to the pocket at \(P\) at the corner of the table, as shown in the diagram. The point \(C\) is 1.20 m from the corner \(A\) of the table. The ball has mass 0.15 kg and, immediately before the collision with the cushion, it has velocity \(u\) in a direction inclined at \(60 ^ { \circ }\) to the cushion. The table and the cushion are modelled as smooth.
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  1. Find the coefficient of restitution between the ball and the cushion.
  2. Show that the magnitude of the impulse on the cushion at \(C\) is approximately \(0.236 u\).
  3. Find, in terms of \(u\), the time taken between the ball hitting the cushion at \(C\) and entering the pocket at \(P\).
  4. Explain how you have used the assumption that the cushion is smooth in your answers.