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Coefficient of restitution
Question

Body A of mass m and B of mass 3m move towards each other with velocities V and 2V respectively from the positions as shown, along a smooth horizontal circular track of radius r. After the first elastic collision, they will collide again after the time:

 

Moderate
Solution

e = 1 = Velocity of separation2V-(-V)

Velocity of separation = 3V

Required time = 2πr3V

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