- A particle \(P\) of mass \(2 m\) and a particle \(Q\) of mass \(5 m\) are moving along the same straight line on a smooth horizontal plane.
They are moving in opposite directions towards each other and collide directly.
Immediately before the collision the speed of \(P\) is \(2 u\) and the speed of \(Q\) is \(u\).
The direction of motion of \(Q\) is reversed by the collision.
The coefficient of restitution between \(P\) and \(Q\) is \(e\).
- Find the range of possible values of \(e\).
Given that \(e = \frac { 1 } { 3 }\)
- show that the kinetic energy lost in the collision is \(\frac { 40 m u ^ { 2 } } { 7 }\).
- Without doing any further calculation, state how the amount of kinetic energy lost in the collision would change if \(e > \frac { 1 } { 3 }\)