OCR M3 2011 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{67af8d98-85af-42b1-9e7f-c6380a1f8a3f-3_497_1157_255_493} Two uniform smooth spheres \(A\) and \(B\) of equal radius are moving on a horizontal surface when they collide. \(A\) has mass 0.4 kg and \(B\) has mass 0.3 kg . Immediately before the collision \(A\) is moving with speed \(7 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an acute angle \(\theta\) to the line of centres, where \(\cos \theta = 0.6\), and \(B\) is moving with speed \(2.8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) along the line of centres (see diagram). The coefficient of restitution between the spheres is 0.7. Find
  1. the speed of \(B\) immediately after the collision,
  2. the angle turned through by the direction of motion of \(A\) as a result of the collision.