Engineering
Physics
Collision
Question

A ball of mass 2.5 kg is dropped on a smooth inclined plane having e = 0.5. What is the impulse (in N-sec) exerted by the inclined plane on the ball during 1st collision ?

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Solution

u=2×10×0.8=4m/s

velocity of approach = u cos 37° = 165 m/s
velocity of separation = eu cos 37° = 85
change in momentum = 2.5 85+165 = 12