Centre of Mass 3 Question 3
3. A particle of mass is moving with speed and collides with a mass moving with speed in the same direction. After collision, the first mass is stopped completely while the second one splits into two particles each of mass , which move at angle with respect to the original direction.
The speed of each of the moving particle will be
(2019 Main, 9 April II)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 3. (d)
Solution:
- According to the questions,
Initial condition,
Final condition,
As we know that, in collision, linear momentum is conserved in both
So,
So, each particle will move with a speed of