CENTRE OF MASS, BASIC HOME WORK SHEET-5

Oblique Collision
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1. A particle of mass 1 g moving with a velocity u1  (3iˆ  2 ˆj )ms 1 experiences a perfectly inelastic collision
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with another particle of mass 2 g and velocity u2  (4 ˆj  6kˆ)ms 1 . The velocity of the combined particle
is :
(A) iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ (B) iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ (C) iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ (D) iˆ  3.33 ˆj  4kˆ

2. A ball collides with an inclined plane of inclination  after falling through a distance h. If it moves horizontally
just after the impact, the coefficient of restitution is :
(A) tan2 (B) cot2 (C) tan  (D) cot 

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3. A particle of mass m is moving along the x-axis with speed v when it collides with a particle of mass

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2 M initially at rest. After the collision, the first particle has come to rest and the second particle has
split into two equal-mass pices that are shown in the figure. Which of the following statements correctly

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describes the speeds of the pieces? ()

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(A) Each piece moves with speed v.
(B) Each piece moves with speed v/2.

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(C) One of the peices moves with speed v/2, the other with speed greater than v/2
(D) Each piece moves with speed greater than v/2

4. A striker is shot from a square carrom board from a point A exactly at midpoint of one of the walls
with a speed 2 m/sec at an angle of 45º with the x-axis as shown. The collisions of the striker with
the walls of the fixed carrom are perfectly elastic. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the striker
and board is 0.2. The coordinate of the striker when it stops (taking point O to be the origin) is :

1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) , (B) 0, (C) ,0 (D) ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
5. AB is an L shaped obstacle fixed on a horizontal smooth table. A ball strikes it at A, gets deflected
and restrikes it at B. If the velocity vector before collision is v and coefficient of restitution of each
collision is 'e', then the velocity of ball after its second colision at B is :

(A) e 2 v (B) e 2 v (C) ev (D) data insufficient

6. In the figure shown a particle P strikes the inclined smooth plane horizontally and rebounds vertically.
If the angle  is 60º, then the coefficient of restitution is :

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1 1 1
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(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
3 3 2

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ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-5
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. A