Centre of Mass 2 Question 3
4. A particle of mass is moving in a straight line with momentum . Starting at time , a force acts in the same direction on the moving particle during time interval , so that its momentum changes from to . Here, is a constant. The value of is (JEE Main 2019, 11 Jan Shift II)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 4. (b)
Solution:
- Here,
When
When
According to Newton’s second law of motion,
applied force,
or
or
Now, integrate both side with proper limit