A moving mass of 8kg collides elastically with a stationary mass of 2kg.If KE be the initial kinetic energy of the moving mass, the kinetic energy left with it after the collision will be :
A
0.08KE
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B
0.36KE
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C
0.64KE
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D
0.80KE
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Solution
The correct option is B0.36KE Conservationoflinearmomentum8v=2v1+8v2anddefintionofcoefficientofRestitutionv2−v1v−0=−1⇒v2−v1=−vsolvingtheseequationswegetv2=0.6vfinalKE=12m(0.6v)2=0.36KE