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A-LevelPhysicsDynamicsFeb/Mar 2019Paper 2 Q36 Marks

Two balls, X and Y, move along a horizontal frictionless surface, as illustrated in Fig. 3.1. Ball X has an initial velocity of 3.0ms⁻¹ in a direction along line AB. Ball Y has a mass of 2.5kg and an initial velocity of 9.6ms⁻¹ in a direction at an angle of 60° to line AB. The two balls collide at point B. The balls stick together and then travel along the horizontal surface in a direction at right-angles to the line AB, as shown in Fig. 3.2.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) Feb/Mar 2019 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Dynamics and is worth 6 marks.

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