A smooth sphere S moves with speed along the line joining its centre to that of an…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum

Problem

A 0.10 kg0.10\,\text{kg} smooth sphere S moves with speed 6 m s−16\,\text{m s}^{-1} along the line joining its centre to that of an identical stationary sphere T and makes an oblique impact. If, after the collision, the speed of S along the line of centres is 1.2 m s−11.2\,\text{m s}^{-1} in the original direction, determine the coefficient of restitution for the collision.

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