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A cannon shell fired at an angle θ, with horizontal breaks into two equal parts at its highest point. One part retraces the path to the cannon with kinetic energy E1 and kinetic energy of the second part is E2 , the relation between E1 and E2 is
PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionNEET
Options:
  • A E2=15E1
  • B E2=E1
  • C E2=4E1
  • D E2=9E1
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The correct answer is: E2=9E1

A shell fired at an angle 'θ', velocity of the shell at the highest point is ucosθ

Let its mass be m

The speed of one piece is ucosθ and let the speed of other piece be v.

Hence at the highest point, from conservation of momentum 

mucosθ= -m2ucosθ+m2v

mucosθ+m2 ucosθ=m2v

2mucosθ+mucosθ2=m2v

mv=3mucosθ

v=3ucosθ .......(i)

The kinetic energy

E1=12×m2u2cos2θ

E1=14mu2cos2θ .......(ii)

Similarly,

E2=12×m2×9u2cos2θ 

E2=94mu2cos2θ ......(iii)

The relation between the E1 and E2

E2=9×E1 ( from the equation (ii) )

E2=9E1

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