Centre of Mass 3 Question 8
11. In a collinear collision, a particle with an initial speed strikes a stationary particle of the same mass. If the final total kinetic energy is greater than the original kinetic energy, the magnitude of the relative velocity between the two particles after collision, is
(2018 Main)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 11. (c)
Solution:
- From conservation of linear momentum,
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii),