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A ball of mass m approaches a wall of mass M >>m with speed 4 m s-1 along the normal to the wall. The speed of the wall is 1 m s-1 towards the ball. The speed of the ball after an elastic collision with the wall is -
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Options:
  • A 5 m s-1 away from the wall
  • B 9 m s-1 away from the wall
  • C 3 m s-1 away from the wall
  • D 6 m s-1 away from the wall
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 6 m s-1 away from the wall


Let v be the velocity of ball after collision, collision is elastic

 e =1

or

relative velocity of separation=relative velocity of approach

 v- 1=4+1

or v=6 m/s (away from the wall)

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