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The bob of a pendulum of length 980cm is released from rest with its string making an angle 60° with the vertical. It collides with a ball of mass 20g resting on a smooth horizontal surface at the position of rest of pendulum. If the collision is perfectly elastic, with what velocity will the bob move immediately after the collision? Mass of the bob is 10g

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a

490cms1

b

23×980cms1

c

9804cms1

d

9803cms1

answer is D.

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m1=10kg,m2=20kg

u1=?,u2=0

v1=2m2u2m1+m2+(m1m2)u1m1+m2

v1=(102010+20)u1=(1030)u1(1)

u1=2gh

u1=2×9.89802×100

u1=960400

u1=980cm/s

Substitute in equation(1)

v1=13×980=9803cm/s

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The bob of a pendulum of length 980cm is released from rest with its string making an angle 60° with the vertical. It collides with a ball of mass 20g resting on a smooth horizontal surface at the position of rest of pendulum. If the collision is perfectly elastic, with what velocity will the bob move immediately after the collision? Mass of the bob is 10g