OCR MEI Further Mechanics B AS 2022 June — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Mechanics B AS (Further Mechanics B AS)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

5 Two small uniform discs, A of mass \(2 m \mathrm {~kg}\) and B of mass \(3 m \mathrm {~kg}\), slide on a smooth horizontal surface and collide obliquely with smooth contact. Immediately before the collision, A is moving towards B along the line of centres with speed \(2 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and B is moving towards A with speed \(\sqrt { 3 } \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) in a direction making an angle of \(30 ^ { \circ }\) with the line of centres, as shown in the diagram.
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  1. Explain how you know that the motion of A will be along the line of centres after the collision.
  2. - Determine the maximum possible speed of A after the collision.
    • Find the value of the coefficient of restitution in this case.
    • - Determine the minimum possible speed of B after the collision.
    • Find the value of the coefficient of restitution in this case.
    When the speed of B after the collision is a minimum, the loss of kinetic energy in the collision is 1.4625 J .
  3. Determine the value of \(m\).