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FM1 Oblique Collisions Fixed Surface

The document contains physics problems related to particle motion and collisions, specifically focusing on a particle striking an inclined plane and a ball colliding with a vertical wall. It includes calculations for impulse, coefficient of restitution, and kinetic energy lost during impacts. All questions are derived from Edexcel papers and require the application of vector and mechanics principles.

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FM1 Oblique Collisions Fixed Surface

The document contains physics problems related to particle motion and collisions, specifically focusing on a particle striking an inclined plane and a ball colliding with a vertical wall. It includes calculations for impulse, coefficient of restitution, and kinetic energy lost during impacts. All questions are derived from Edexcel papers and require the application of vector and mechanics principles.

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MrFurtherMaths

ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE FROM EDEXCEL PAPERS

1. A particle P of mass m is falling vertically when it strikes a fixed smooth inclined plane.
The plane is inclined to the horizontal at an angle α, where 0 < α ≤ 45°
At the instant immediately before the impact, the speed of P is u.
At the instant immediately after the impact, P is moving horizontally with speed v.
(a) Show that the magnitude of the impulse exerted on the plane by P is mu sec α
(5)
The coefficient of restitution between P and the plane is e, where e > 0
(b) Show that v2 = u2 (sin2α + e2 cos2α)
(3)
(c) Show that the kinetic energy lost by P in the impact is

1
mu2 (1 – e2) cos2α
2
(2)
(d) Hence find, in terms of m, u and e only, the kinetic energy lost by P in the impact.
(2)
(Total 12 marks)
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MrFurtherMaths Resources 1 www.mrfurthermaths.com


MrFurtherMaths
ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE FROM EDEXCEL PAPERS

Vector Problems

1. [In this question, i and j are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.]

Figure 1 represents the plan view of part of a smooth horizontal floor, where AB
represents a fixed smooth vertical wall.

A small ball of mass 0.5 kg is moving on the floor when it strikes the wall.

Immediately before the impact the velocity of the ball is (7i + 2j) m s–1.

Immediately after the impact the velocity of the ball is (i + 6j) m s–1.

The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the wall is e.

(a) Show that AB is parallel to (2i + 3j).


(4)
(b) Find the value of e.
(5)
(Total 9 marks)
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MrFurtherMaths
ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE FROM EDEXCEL PAPERS

2. [In this question, i and j are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.]

Figure 3 represents the plan view of part of a smooth horizontal floor, where AB is a
fixed smooth vertical wall.
→
The direction of AB is in the direction of the vector (i + j)
A small ball of mass 0.25 kg is moving on the floor when it strikes the wall AB.
Immediately before its impact with the wall AB, the velocity of the ball is (8i + 2j) m s−1
Immediately after its impact with the wall AB, the velocity of the ball is v m s−1
1
The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the wall is
3
By modelling the ball as a particle,
(a) show that v = 4i + 6j
(6)
(b) Find the magnitude of the impulse received by the ball in the impact.
(3)
(Total 9 marks)
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