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A ball of mass 'm' approaches a wall of mass 'M'(>>m) with speed 4 m/s along the normal to the wall. The speed of wall is 1 m/s towards the ball. The speed of the ball after an elastic collision with the wall is

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a

5 m/s away from the wall

b

9 m/s away from the wall

c

6 m/s away from the wall

d

3 m/s away from the wall

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

As it is an elastic collision  v2-v1=u1-u2   u1=v1 i.e. heavier mass velocity does not change So v2=2u1-u2 v2=2×1+4 as they are moving in opposite direction v2=6m/s away from the wall.

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A ball of mass 'm' approaches a wall of mass 'M'(>>m) with speed 4 m/s along the normal to the wall. The speed of wall is 1 m/s towards the ball. The speed of the ball after an elastic collision with the wall is