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A stick of length I and mass M lies on a frictionless horizontal surface on which it is free to move in any way. A ball of mass m moving with speed v collides elastically with the stick as shown in fig. If after

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the collision the ball comes to rest, then what should be the mass of the ball ?

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a

m=2M

b

m=M

c

m=M/2

d

m=M/4

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Applying the law of conservation of momentum
                       mv=MV…………………(1)
By conservation of angular momentum
mv(L/2)=ML212ω………………..(2)
As the collision is elastic, we have
12mv2=12MV2+122…………..(3)
Substituting the values, we get
m = M / 4

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A stick of length I and mass M lies on a frictionless horizontal surface on which it is free to move in any way. A ball of mass m moving with speed v collides elastically with the stick as shown in fig. If afterthe collision the ball comes to rest, then what should be the mass of the ball ?