1997 Paper 2 Q10

Year: 1997
Paper: 2
Question Number: 10

Course: UFM Mechanics
Section: Momentum and Collisions 1

Difficulty: 1600.0 Banger: 1500.0

Problem

\noindent{\it In this question the effect of gravity is to be neglected.} A small body of mass \(M\) is moving with velocity \(v\) along the axis of a long, smooth, fixed, circular cylinder of radius \(L\). An internal explosion splits the body into two spherical fragments, with masses \(qM\) and \((1-q)M\), where \(q\le\frac{1}{2}\). After bouncing perfectly elastically off the cylinder (one bounce each) the fragments collide and coalesce at a point \(\frac{1}{2}L\) from the axis. Show that \(q=\frac{3}{ 8}\). The collision occurs at a time \(5L/v\) after the explosion. Find the energy imparted to the fragments by the explosion, and find the velocity after coalescence.

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\noindent{\it In this question the effect of gravity is to be neglected.}
A small body of mass $M$ is moving with velocity $v$ along the axis of
a long, smooth, fixed, circular cylinder of radius $L$. An internal
explosion splits the body into two spherical fragments, with masses
$qM$ and $(1-q)M$, where $q\le\frac{1}{2}$. After bouncing perfectly
elastically
off the cylinder (one bounce each) the fragments collide and coalesce
at a point $\frac{1}{2}L$ from the axis. Show that $q=\frac{3}{ 8}$. 
The collision occurs at a time $5L/v$ after the explosion. Find the
energy imparted to the fragments by the explosion, and find the
velocity after coalescence.