A ball of mass 4 kg moving with a velocity of 12 m/s impinges directly on another ball of mass 8 kg moving with velocity of 4 m/s in the same direction. Find their velocities after impact (if e = 0.5)
4 m/s, 8 m/s
u1 = 12 m/s m1 = 4kg; u2 = 4 m/s m2 = 8 kg
Let v1 & v2 be the velocities after impact
Conservation of momentum: m1v1+m2v2 = m1u1+m2u2
⇒ 4v1 + 8v2 = 80 ............(i)
v1−v2 = −e(u1−u2) [∵ coefficient of restitution = velocity of separationvelocity of approach]
v1−v2 = −0.5(12 − 4) = -4 ..............(ii)
Solving (i) & (ii), we get: v1 = 4 m/s v2 = 8 m/s