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A particle of mass m1 makes a head-on elastic collision with another particle of mass m2 at rest. m1 rebounds straight back with 49 of its initial kinetic energy. Then m1m2 is:
PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionNEET
Options:
  • A 23
  • B 15
  • C 32
  • D 25
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 15

Let the initial speed of m1 is v0, then from the question we know that

4912m1v02=12m1v12

v1=23v0

Since the collision is elastic, e=1.

v0=v2+v1

where v1 is the speed of m1 after the collision and v2 is the speed of m2 after collision.

v2=v03

m1v0=-m123v0+m2v03

m1m2=15

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