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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 5. work,energy,power and collision

Two bodies are having kinetic energies in the ratio \(16: 9\). If they have same linear momentum, the ratio of their masses respectively is

  1. A \(4: 3\)
  2. B \(3: 4\)
  3. C \(16: 9\)
  4. D \(9: 16\)
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(D) \(9: 16\)

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\(\frac{ K _1}{ K _2}=\frac{ p _1^2}{2 m _1} \times \frac{2 m _2}{ p _2^2}=\frac{ m _2}{ m _1}=\frac{16}{9}\) \(\frac{ m _1}{ m _2}=\frac{9}{16}\)
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