CAIE M1 2021 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions

1 Particles \(P\) of mass 0.4 kg and \(Q\) of mass 0.5 kg are free to move on a smooth horizontal plane. \(P\) and \(Q\) are moving directly towards each other with speeds \(2.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and \(1.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) respectively. After \(P\) and \(Q\) collide, the speed of \(Q\) is twice the speed of \(P\). Find the two possible values of the speed of \(P\) after the collision.