- 2072 Chaitra · 8 marks
Two balls impact e = 0.9, 30 and 50 kg
Short answer
Smooth balls: tangential components unchanged. Using momentum and restitution (e=0.9) along horizontal line of impact, v'_A=30.8 m/s at 180° (rebounds), v'_B=26.1 m/s at 54.2° above +x.
The magnitude and direction of the velocities of two frictionless balls with the mass kg and kg before they strike each other are shown in figure below. Assume , determine the magnitude and direction of the velocity of each ball after the impact. [Figure: ball A (30 kg) moving right with m/s along the horizontal; ball B (50 kg) with m/s directed at below the horizontal, toward upper left.]
Assumptions (figure description is ambiguous): the line of impact is the horizontal x-axis. Ball A (30 kg) moves to the right at m/s. Ball B (50 kg) moves to the left and upward at m/s, to the line of impact. , smooth balls.
Components before impact
Tangential (y) components do not change: , m/s.
Along the line of impact
Momentum:
Restitution:
Substituting :
Final velocities
Ball A: m/s, directed along the negative x-axis (it rebounds straight back, ).
Ball B:
Answer: m/s at ; m/s at above the +x direction. (If B instead moves down-left, the sign of B's y-component reverses and its direction becomes below +x.)
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