Q.

Consider the collision depicted in figure to be between two billiard balls with equal masses m1=m2 .  The first ball is called the cue while the second ball is called the target.  The billiard player wants to ‘sink’ the target ball in a corner pocket, which is at an angle θ2=37

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Assume that the collision is elastic and that friction and rotational motion are not important, Obtain θ1.

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a

58°

b

53°

c

90°

d

54°

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

When two equal masses undergo a glancing elastic collision with one of them at rest, then after the collision, they will move at right angles to each other.  So according to question, the first ball on hitting the second ball, makes an angle of 900   with the other one.  
so, θ1=90θ2=9037=53

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