- Two particles, \(P\) and \(Q\), of masses \(3 m\) and \(2 m\) respectively, are moving on a smooth horizontal plane. They are moving in opposite directions along the same straight line when they collide directly.
Immediately before the collision, \(P\) is moving with speed \(2 u\).
The magnitude of the impulse exerted on \(P\) by \(Q\) in the collision is \(\frac { 9 m u } { 2 }\)
- Find the speed of \(P\) immediately after the collision.
The coefficient of restitution between \(P\) and \(Q\) is \(e\).
Given that the speed of \(Q\) immediately before the collision is \(u\), - find the value of \(e\).