OCR M3 2006 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{5bb3bd29-a2eb-4124-802c-fb17b68c50e4-2_283_711_1754_722} Two uniform smooth spheres \(A\) and \(B\), of equal radius, have masses 5 kg and 2 kg respectively. They are moving on a horizontal surface when they collide. Immediately before the collision, \(A\) has speed \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and is moving perpendicular to the line of centres, and \(B\) has speed \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) along the line of centres (see diagram). The coefficient of restitution is 0.75 . Find the speed and direction of motion of each sphere immediately after the collision.