9th Class Science Work and energy Question Bank Work, Energy and Power

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    A body of mass 1 kg strikes elastically with another body at rest and continues to move in the same direction with one fourth the initial velocity. The mass of the other body is

    A)  3 kg           

    B)                        0.6kg  

    C)  2.4kg                   

    D)         4kg

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Since, initial velocity\[=u\] Final velocity\[=\frac{u}{4}\] From momentum conservation                 \[1\times u+0=1\times \frac{u}{4}+m\times {{v}^{2}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[m{{v}^{2}}=\frac{3u}{4}\]                                         ? (i) From energy conservation                 \[\frac{1}{2}\times 1\times {{u}^{2}}+0=\frac{1}{2}\times 1\times {{\left( \frac{u}{4} \right)}^{2}}+\frac{1}{2}m{{v}_{2}}^{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[m{{v}_{2}}^{2}=\frac{15}{16}{{u}^{2}}\]                                             ? (ii) \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{{{(m{{v}_{2}})}^{2}}}{m{{v}_{2}}^{2}}=\frac{9/16{{u}^{2}}}{15/16{{u}^{2}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[m=\frac{9}{16}=\mathbf{0}\mathbf{.6}\,\,\mathbf{kg}\]


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