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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Work,energy,power and collision
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An object of mass \(m _{1}\) collides with another object of mass \(m _{2}\), which is at rest. After the collision the objects move with equal speeds in opposite direction. The ratio of the masses \(m _{2}: m _{1}\) is

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(A) \(3:1\)

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\(m _{1} v _{1}=- m _{1} v + m _{2} v\)

\(v _{1}=- v +\frac{ m _{2}}{ m _{1}} v\)

\(\frac{\left( v _{1}+ v \right)}{ v }=\frac{ m _{2}}{ m _{1}}\)

\(e =\frac{2 v }{ v _{1}}=1\)

\(v =\frac{ v _{1}}{2}\)

\(\frac{ v _{1}+ v _{1} / 2}{ v _{1} / 2}=\frac{ m _{2}}{ m _{1}}\)

\(3=\frac{ m _{2}}{ m _{1}}\)

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