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A smooth sphere A of mass m collides elastically with an identical sphere B at rest. The velocity of A before collision is 8 m/s in a direction making 60 with the line joining the centres at the time of impact.
Which of the following is/are possible:

A
the sphere A comes to rest after collision
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the sphere B will move with a speed of 8 m/s after collision
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C
the direction of motion of A and B after collision are at right angles
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D
the speed of B after collision is 4 m/s
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Solution

The correct options are
C the direction of motion of A and B after collision are at right angles
D the speed of B after collision is 4 m/s
Sphere A moving with velocity v has a component v/2 along the line joining the centres of the spheres at the time of collision and another component v3/2 perpendicular to the previous direction. After collision the component along the line will interchange i.e B will move with v/2 velocity i,e 4 m/s along the line joining the centres and A moves with v3/2 velocity at perpendcular direction to B.

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