Edexcel FM1 2022 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFM1 (Further Mechanics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

4. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Two smooth uniform spheres, \(A\) and \(B\), have equal radii. The mass of \(A\) is \(3 m\) and the mass of \(B\) is \(4 m\). The spheres are moving on a smooth horizontal plane when they collide obliquely. Immediately before they collide, \(A\) is moving with speed \(3 u\) at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the line of centres of the spheres and \(B\) is moving with speed \(2 u\) at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the line of centres of the spheres. The direction of motion of \(B\) is turned through an angle of \(90 ^ { \circ }\) by the collision, as shown in Figure 3.
  1. Find the size of the angle through which the direction of motion of \(A\) is turned as a result of the collision.
  2. Find, in terms of \(m\) and \(u\), the magnitude of the impulse received by \(B\) in the collision.