6 Two smooth spheres, \(A\) and \(B\), have equal radii and masses 2 kg and 4 kg respectively.
The spheres are moving on a smooth horizontal surface and collide. As they collide, \(A\) has velocity \(3 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle of \(60 ^ { \circ }\) to the line of centres of the spheres, and \(B\) has velocity \(5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle of \(60 ^ { \circ }\) to the line of centres, as shown in the diagram.
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Just after the collision, \(B\) moves in a direction perpendicular to the line of centres.
- Find the speed of \(A\) immediately after the collision.
- Find the acute angle, correct to the nearest degree, between the velocity of \(A\) and the line of centres immediately after the collision.
- Find the coefficient of restitution between the spheres.
- Find the magnitude of the impulse exerted on \(B\) during the collision.