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COM & COLLISION 4. The position vector of the centre of mass r cm
1. Three blocks A, B and C are lying on a smooth of an symmetric uniform bar of negligible area
horizontal surface, as shown in the figure. of cross-section as shown in figure is :
A and B have equal masses, m while C has
mass M. Block A is given an brutal speed v
towards B due to which it collides with B
perfectly inelastically. The combined mass
collides with C, also perfectly inelastically L

5 L 2L 3L
th of the initial kinetic energy is lost in whole
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process. What is value of M/m ? ® 13 5
(1) r cm = Lxˆ + Lyˆ
A B C 8 8
m m m
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2.
(1) 4
(3) 3
EN (2) 5
(4) 2
A piece of wood of mass 0.03 kg is dropped
from the top of a 100 m height building. At
the same time, a bullet of mass 0.02 kg is fired
vertically upward, with a velocity 100 ms–1,
(2) r cm =

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3
L xˆ + Lyˆ

(3) r cm = L xˆ +

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8

5
(4) r cm = L xˆ +
8
8

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8

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8
Lyˆ

Lyˆ
from the ground. The bullet gets embedded in
the wood. Then the maximum height to 5. A uniform rectangular thin sheet ABCD of
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which the combined system reaches above the mass M has length a and breadth b, as shown
top of the building before falling below is : in the figure. If the shaded portion HBGO is
(g =10ms–2) cut-off, the coordinates of the centre of mass
(1) 30 m (2) 10 m of the remaining portion will be :-
(3) 40 m (4) 20 m
A

3. A simple pendulum, made of a string of length (0, b) H (a, b)

A B
l and a bob of mass m, is released from a small a b
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angle q0. It strikes a block of mass M, kept on E G
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a horizontal surface at its lowest point of
oscillations, elastically. It bounces back D C
(0, 0) F (a, 0)
and goes up to an angle q1. Then M is given
by :

m æ q0 - q1 ö m æ q0 + q1 ö æ 2a 2b ö æ 5a 5b ö
(1) ç , ÷ (2) ç , ÷
(1) 2 ç q + q ÷ (2) 2 ç q - q ÷ è 3 3 ø è 3 3 ø
è 0 1ø è 0 1ø

æ 3a 3b ö æ 5a 5b ö
æ q0 + q1 ö æ q0 - q1 ö (3) ç , ÷ (4) ç , ÷
(3) m ç q - q ÷ (4) m ç q + q ÷ è 4 4 ø è 12 12 ø
è 0 1ø è 0 1ø

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6. A body of mass m1 moving with an unknown 9. A wedge of mass M = 4m lies on a frictionless
velocity of v 1 ˆi , undergoes a collinear collision plane. A particle of mass m approaches the
with a body of mass m2 moving with a velocity wedge with speed v. There is no friction
between the particle and the plane or between
v 2 ˆi . After collision, m1 and m2 move with
the particle and the wedge. The maximum
velocities of v 3 ˆi and v 4 ˆi , respectively. If height climbed by the particle on the wedge is
m2 = 0.5 m1 and v3 = 0.5 v1, then v1 is :- given by :-
v2 v2 2v2 v2
(1) v4 – (2) v4 –
4 2 (1) 7g (2) g
(3) v4 – v2 (4) v4 + v2
7. Four particles A, B, C and D with masses 2v2 v2
mA = m, mB = 2m, mC = 3m and mD = 4m are (3) 5g (4) 2g
at the corners of a square. They have
accelerations of equal magnitude with 10. A body of mass 2 kg makes an eleastic collision

B
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directions as shown. The acceleration of the
centre of mass of the particles is :

a
Y

C
a
with a second body at rest and continues to
move in the original direction but with one
fourth of its original speed. What is the mass
of the second body ?
(1) 1.8 kg
(3) 1.5 kg
(2) 1.2 kg
(4) 1.0 kg
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11. Two particles, of masses M and 2M, moving,
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D as shown, with speeds of 10 m/s and 5 m/s,
a A collide elastically at the origin. After the
a collision, they move along the indicated
directions with speeds u1 and u2, respectively.
The values of u1 and u2 are nearly :
(1)
5
( )
a ˆ ˆ
i-j (2)
5
( )
a ˆ ˆ
i+ j
A

(3) Zero ( )
(4) a ˆi + ˆj M 2M

10m/s u1
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8. A particle of mass 'm' is moving with speed

'2v' and collides with a mass '2m' moving with 30° 30°
speed 'v' in the same direction. After collision, 45° 45°
the first mass is stopped completely while the 5m/s u2
second one splits into two particles each of
2M M
mass 'm', which move at angle 45° with respect
to the origianl direction. The speed of each of
the moving particle will be :- (1) 3.2 m/s and 6.3 m/s
(2) 3.2 m/s and 12.6 m/s
(
(1) v / 2 2 ) (2) 2 2v
(3) 6.5 m/s and 6.3 m/s
(3) 2v (4) v / 2 (4) 6.5 m/s and 3.2 m/s

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12. Three particles of masses 50 g, 100 g and 150g 13. A man (mass = 50 kg) and his son (mass = 20 kg)
are placed at the vertices of an equilateral are standing on a frictionless surface facing
triangle of side 1 m (as shown in the figure). each other. The man pushes his son so that he
The (x, y) coordinates of the centre of mass starts moving at a speed of 0.70 ms–1 with
will be : respect to the man. The speed of the man with
Y
respect to the surface is :
m3 = 150 g (1) 0.20 ms–1
(2) 0.14 ms–1
(3) 0.47 ms–1
50 g = m1 60º m2 = 100 g (4) 0.28 ms–1
0 0.5m 1.0m

æ 7 3 ö æ 3 5 ö
(1) çç 12 m, 8 m ÷÷ (2) çç 4 m, 12 m ÷÷
è ø è ø
æ 7 3

ENö
(3) çç 12 m, 4 m ÷÷
è ø è
æ 3 7 ö
(4) çç 8 m, 12 m ÷÷
ø
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SOLUTION 3. Ans. (3)
1. Ans. (1)
1
k i = mv 20
2
From linear momentum conservation
mv0 = (2m + M) vf
mv 0
Þ vf =
2m + M
ki
=6 Before colision After collision
kf
M vm
1 v1 m
mv 20
Þ 2 =6
2 v = 2gl (1 - cos q0 ) v1 = 2gl (1 - cos q1 )
1 æ mv 0 ö
( 2m + M ) ç ÷
2 è 2m + M ø By momentum conservation
2m + M
Þ =6 m 2gl (1 - cos q0 ) = MVm - m 2gl (1 - cos q

2.
M
m
m

Þ =4
Ans. (3)

100 m
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0.03kg
Þ m 2gl

and e = 1 =
{
Vm + 2gl (1 - cos q1 )
2gl (1 - cos q0 )
}
1 - cos q0 + 1 - cos q1 = MVm

100m/s
2gl ( 1 - cos q0 - 1 - cos q1 = Vm)
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0.02kg ..(I)
Time taken for the particles to collide,
d 100
m 2gl ( )
1 - cos q0 + 1 - cos q1 = MVM ..(II)
t= = = 1sec
Vrel 100
Dividing
Speed of wood just before collision = gt = 10 m/s
& speed of bullet just before collision v-gt
= 100 – 10 = 90 m/s
( 1 - cos q0 + 1 - cos q1 )=M
( 1 - cos q ) m
A

Now, conservation of linear momentum just 1 - cos q0 - 1

before and after the collision -

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–(0.02) (1v) + (0.02) (9v) = (0.05)v By componendo divided

Þ 150 = 5v
Þ v = 30 m/s æq ö
sin ç 1 ÷
v 2 m -M 1 - cos q1 è2ø
Max. height reached by body h = = =
2g m+M 1 - cos q0 sin æ q0 ö
ç ÷
Before After è 2ø
0.03kg 10 m/s v
M q0 - q1 q0 - q1
90 m/s
0.05kg Þ m = q +q ÞM= mq +q
0.02kg 0 1 0 1

30 ´ 30
h= = 45m
2 ´ 10
\ Height above tower = 40 m
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4. Ans. (1) 7. Ans. (1)

a
Y
2m (L,L)
B a
C
Sol. m 2L, L X
2 5L , 0
2 Sol.
2L m 3L D
a A

5mL a
2mL + 2mL +
X cm = 2 = 13 L
4m 8 r
a A = -aiˆ
r
æ Lö a B = ajˆ
2m ´ L + m ´ ç ÷ + m ´ 0
è 2ø 5L r
Ycm = = a C = aiˆ

5. Ans. (4)

(0, b)
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(a, b)
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3a , 3b
4 4
r
a D = -ajˆ

r
a cm =

r
a cm =
r r r r
ma a a + m b a b + mc a c + m d a d
m a + m b + mc + m d

- maiˆ + 2majˆ + 3maiˆ - 4majˆ

10m
Sol.
2maiˆ - 2majˆ
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(0, 0) (a, 0) =
10m
a M 3a
M - ´ a a
= ˆi - ˆj
x= 2 4 4 5 5
M
M-
4
a 3a 5a
=
5
( )
a ˆ ˆ
i-j
-
A

= 2 16 = 16 = 5a 8. Ans. (2)
3 3 12
v'
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4 4 v=0
m
45
b M 3b Sol. 2v v m
M - ´ 2m 45
2 4 4 = 5b m
y= v'
M 12
M- Linear momentum conservation
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6. Ans. (3) v'
m 2v + 2m v = m × 0 + m ×2
Sol. Applying linear momentum conservation 2
m1v1 î + m2v2 î = m1v3 î + m2v4 î v' = 2 2 v.
m1v1 + 0.5 m1v2 = m1(0.5 v1) + 0.5 m1v4
0.5 m1v1 = 0.5 m1(v4 – v2)
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9. Ans. (3) 11. Ans. (3)
Sol. M × 10 cos 30° + 2M × 5 cos 45°
vc = 2M × v1 cos 30° + M v2 cos 45°

m
v M = 4m h vc
Sol. m
rest 3 v2
5 3 + 5 2 = 2v1 +
2 2
Applying Linear momentum conservation
mv = (m + M)vc 10 × M sin 30° – 2M × 5 sin 45°
v
= M v2 sin 45° – 2M v1 sin 30°
vc =
5 v2
5–5 2 = - v1
applying work energy theorem 2
1 1 17.5
–mgh = (m + M)vc2 – mv2 Solving v1 = ; 6.5m / s
2 2 2.7
2v2 v2 » 6.3 m/s
solve, h =
5g 12. Ans. (3)
10.

Sol.
Ans. (2)
v0

2kg
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Rest
Þ
v0/4

2kg

By conservation of linear momentum :-

v

Sol.
50 g = m1
Y
150 g

60º
(1/2, 3 /2)

m2 = 100 g
æ v0 ö v0 0 0.5m 1.0m
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2v0 = 2 ç ÷ + mv Þ 2v0 = + mv
è 4ø 2

3v0 The co-ordinates of the centre of mass

Þ = mv .......(1)
2
æ1 3 ˆö
Since collision is elastic ® 0 + 150 ´ çç ˆi + j ÷÷ + 100 ´ ˆi
r è 2 2 ø
Vseparation = vapproch rcm =
300
A

v0 5v
Þ v– = v0 Þ 0 = v .....(2)
4 4 r 7 3ˆ
rcm = ˆi + j
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equating (2) and (1) 12 4

3v0 æ 5v 0 ö 6 æ 7 3ö
=m ç ÷ Þm= = 1.2 kg \ Co-ordinate çç 12 , 4 ÷÷ m
2 è 4 ø 5
è ø
Option (2)
13. Ans. (1)
V1 V2
50 20
Sol.
Man Son
Þ 0 = 50V1 – 20V2 and V1 + V2 = 0.7
Þ V1 = 0.2