Edexcel M4 2002 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2002
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

3. A smooth uniform sphere \(P\) of mass \(m\) is falling vertically and strikes a fixed smooth inclined plane with speed \(u\). The plane is inclined at an angle \(\theta , \theta < 45 ^ { \circ }\), to the horizontal. The coefficient of restitution between \(P\) and the inclined plane is \(e\). Immediately after \(P\) strikes the plane, \(P\) moves horizontally.
  1. Show that \(e = \tan ^ { 2 } \theta\).
  2. Show that the magnitude of the impulse exerted by \(P\) on the plane is \(m u \sec \theta\).