A small ball falling vertically downward with constant velocity 4 m/s strikes elastically a massive wedge moving with velocity 4 m/s horizontally as shown. The velocity of the rebound of the ball is
A
4√2m/s
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B
4√3m/s
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C
4m/s
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D
4√5m/s
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Solution
The correct option is D4√5m/s Along normal to inclined plane velocity of wedge is constant, v1=(m1−m2m1+m2)u1+2m2u2m1+m2 and v2=(m2−m1m1+m2))u2+2m1u1m1+m2 Substituting m2=0 , we get v1=u1 and v2=2u1−u2=6√2 Along the plane velocity is constant.= 2√2 Net velocity is 4√5