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Consider elastic collision of a particle of mass  moving with a velocity  with another particle of the same mass at rest. After the collision the projectile and the struck particle move in directions making angles  and  respectively with the initial direction of motion. The sum of the angles , is

a)

b)

c)

d)



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Consider elastic collision of a particle of mass  moving with a velocity  with another particle of the same mass at rest. After the collision the projectile and the struck particle move in directions making angles  and  respectively with the initial direction of motion. The sum of the angles , is

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -

(b)

If the masses are equal and target is at rest and after collision both masses moves in different direction. Then angle between direction of velocity will be , if collision is elastic

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