CAIE Further Paper 3 2020 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 3 (Further Paper 3)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicMomentum and Collisions 1

6 A particle \(P\) of mass \(m\) is moving with speed \(u\) on a fixed smooth horizontal surface. The particle strikes a fixed vertical barrier. At the instant of impact the direction of motion of \(P\) makes an angle \(\alpha\) with the barrier. The coefficient of restitution between \(P\) and the barrier is \(e\). As a result of the impact, the direction of motion of \(P\) is turned through \(90 ^ { \circ }\).
  1. Show that \(\tan ^ { 2 } \alpha = \frac { 1 } { e }\).
    The particle \(P\) loses two-thirds of its kinetic energy in the impact.
  2. Find the value of \(\alpha\) and the value of \(e\).