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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

Solid sphere is rolling on the surface and velocity of c.o.m is V m/s get strike to another sphere of the same mass kept at rest. Nature of collision is elastic . Find out velocity of both the sphere .Just after the collision and also angular velocity. ....

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
7 Years ago
Dear Student,
Since external force is absent here momentum will be conserved.
Let m be their masses. Then,
mv + 0 = mv1 + mv2
v = v1 + v2..............(1)
 
Since the collision is elastic, e = 1
1 = (v2 – v1)/v
or
v = v2 – v1.....................(2)
Solving both the equations, we get
2*v = 2*v2
v2 = v
and v1 = 0
Hence, the solid shpehere will keep rolling with its inital speed v and second sphere will be at rest again even after collision.