Q5
Momentum and Collisions
Perfectly Inelastic Collision – Final Velocity
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Three masses $\mathrm{m}$, $2\mathrm{m}$ and $3\mathrm{m}$ are moving in $\mathrm{x}$-$\mathrm{y}$ plane with speed $3\mathrm{u}$, $2\mathrm{u}$ and $\mathrm{u}$ respectively as shown in figure. The three masses collide at the same point at P and stick together. The velocity of resulting mass will be:
(1) $\frac{u}{12}(\hat{i}+\sqrt{3}\hat{j})$
(2) $\frac{u}{12}(\hat{i}-\sqrt{3}\hat{j})$
(3) $\frac{u}{12}(-\hat{i}+\sqrt{3}\hat{j})$
(4) $\frac{u}{12}(-\hat{i}-\sqrt{3}\hat{j})$