Edexcel FM1 AS 2019 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFM1 AS (Further Mechanics 1 AS)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

  1. Two particles, \(A\) and \(B\), of masses \(2 m\) and \(3 m\) respectively, are moving on a smooth horizontal plane. The particles are moving in opposite directions towards each other along the same straight line when they collide directly. Immediately before the collision the speed of \(A\) is \(2 u\) and the speed of \(B\) is \(u\). In the collision the impulse of \(A\) on \(B\) has magnitude 5 mu .
    1. Find the coefficient of restitution between \(A\) and \(B\).
    2. Find the total loss in kinetic energy due to the collision.