Question
A body P moving with velocity 10m/s strikes elastically with another body Q moving in the opposite direction with speed 12m/s. The body P after collision rebounds with velocity 9m/s. Find the velocity of Q.
Solution
Given,
Velocity of body P, ,
Velocity of body Q,
Velocity of body P, ,
Velocity of body Q, = ?
We know that relative velocity of approach is equal to relative velocity of separation,
i.e.
That is,