Head-on impact (incomplete data) — two balls have masses in ratio 2:1 and equal-and-opposite momenta before collision (speeds in ratio 1:2 opposite). With coefficient of restitution e (not specified), the velocities of separation are stated to be:
Civil Engineering
Applied Mechanics
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
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Aoriginal velocity in the same direction
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Bhalf the original velocity in the same direction
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Chalf the original velocity in the opposite direction
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Doriginal velocity in the opposite direction
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E—
Answer
Correct Answer: original velocity in the opposite direction