M4 June 2013 (R) Q3

EdexcelOld spec9 marksCollisions: 2 Spheres Oblique

3. A smooth uniform sphere \(A\), of mass \(5m\) and radius \(r\), is at rest on a smooth horizontal plane. A second smooth uniform sphere \(B\), of mass \(3m\) and radius \(r\), is moving in a straight line on the plane with speed \(u\) m s\(^{-1}\) and strikes \(A\). Immediately before the impact the direction of motion of \(B\) makes an angle of 60\(^\circ\) with the line of centres of the spheres. The direction of motion of \(B\) is turned through an angle of 30\(^\circ\) by the impact.

Find

(a) the speed of \(B\) immediately after the impact, (3)
(b) the coefficient of restitution between the spheres. (6)