OCR M3 2007 June — Question 4 10 marks

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2007
SessionJune
Marks10
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a04e6d4e-2437-4761-87ee-43e6771fbbd9-2_332_995_1375_575} Two uniform smooth spheres \(A\) and \(B\), of equal radius, have masses 4 kg and 3 kg respectively. They are moving on a horizontal surface, and they collide. Immediately before the collision, \(A\) is moving with speed \(15 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle \(\alpha\) to the line of centres, where \(\sin \alpha = 0.8\), and \(B\) is moving along the line of centres with speed \(12 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) (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.
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