| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | M5 (Mechanics 5) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Momentum and Collisions 2 |
6. A uniform rod \(A B\) of mass \(4 m\) is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a fixed smooth horizontal axis, \(L\), through \(A\). The rod is hanging vertically at rest when it is struck at its end \(B\) by a particle of mass \(m\). The particle is moving with speed \(u\), in a direction which is horizontal and perpendicular to \(L\), and after striking the rod it rebounds in the opposite direction with speed \(v\). The coefficient of restitution between the particle and the rod is 1 .
Show that \(u = 7 v\).