Edexcel M4 2011 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

1. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{2b891a9c-3abe-4e88-ba94-b6abcb37b4c3-02_794_1022_214_488} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Two smooth uniform spheres \(A\) and \(B\) have masses \(2 m \mathrm {~kg}\) and \(3 m \mathrm {~kg}\) respectively and equal radii. The spheres are moving on a smooth horizontal surface. Initially, sphere \(A\) has velocity \(( 3 \mathbf { i } - 4 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) and sphere \(B\) has velocity \(( 2 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). When the spheres collide, the line joining their centres is parallel to \(\mathbf { j }\), as shown in Figure 1. The coefficient of restitution between the spheres is \(\frac { 3 } { 7 }\). Find, in terms of \(m\), the total kinetic energy lost in the collision.