Physics And Measurement Question 191

Question: In a direct impact, loss in kinetic energy is given by $ \Delta K=\frac{M _{1}^{{}}M _{2}^{{}}}{2(M _{1}^{{}}+M _{2}^{{}})}.(V _{1}^{{}}-V _{2}^{{}}) _{{}}^{2}(1-k _{{}}^{2}) $ with usual notations (except k). The quantity k will have dimensional formula

Options:

A) [ $ M _{{}}^{0}L _{{}}^{2}T _{{}}^{-2} $ ]

B) [ $ M _{{}}^{{}}L _{{}}^{{}}T _{{}}^{-1} $ ]

C) [ $ M _{{}}^{0}L _{{}}^{0}T _{{}}^{0} $ ]

D) [ $ M _{{}}^{0}L _{{}}^{{}}T _{{}}^{-1} $ ]

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] It is clear that k should be dimensionaless

$ [1-k^{2}]=M^{0}L^{0}T^{0} $

Hence, [k]= $ M^{0}L^{0}T^{0} $

Actually k is the coefficient of restitution,



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