OCR M3 2006 June — Question 5

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

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{09d3e8ca-0062-4f62-8453-7acaff591db5-3_362_841_264_651} Two uniform smooth spheres \(A\) and \(B\), of equal radius, have masses 2 kg and 3 kg respectively. They are moving on a horizontal surface when they collide. Immediately before the collision \(A\) is moving with speed \(12 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at \(60 ^ { \circ }\) to the line of centres, and \(B\) is moving with speed \(8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) along the line of centres (see diagram). The coefficient of restitution between the spheres is 0.5 . Find the speed and direction of motion of each sphere after the collision.