A particle of mass 
moving with velocity 1 m/s collides perfectly elastically with another stationary particle of mass 
. If the incident particle is deflected by 
the heavy mass will make an angle 
with the initial direction of 
equal to
a)
b)
c)
d)
A particle of mass moving with velocity 1 m/s collides perfectly elastically with another stationary particle of mass . If the incident particle is deflected by the heavy mass will make an angle with the initial direction of equal to
a)
b)
c)
d)
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A particle of mass moving with velocity 1 m/s collides perfectly elastically with another stationary particle of mass . If the incident particle is deflected by the heavy mass will make an angle with the initial direction of equal to
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b)
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d)
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Answer Key : (d) -
Answer Link(d)
From conservation of momentum along incident direction
(i)
From conservation of momentum along perpendicular direction,
(ii)
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From energy conservation,
(iii)
From Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii), we get 
