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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

A particle of mass m moving with a speed v hits elastically another stationery particle of masss 2m in a fixed smooth horizontal circular tube of radius r.Find the time when the next collision will take place?

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of d s sahu
8 Years ago
Relative velocity of approach =relative velocity of separation = v (since e=1).Therefore, time taken= 2πr/v