Highly selective Backlog Qs for JEE MainPhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and Collision
Two particles of equal mass have velocities v ₁=4 i and v ₂=4 j ms ⁻¹ . First particle has an acceleration a ₁=(5 i +5 j ) ms ⁻² while the acceleration of the other particle is zero. The centre of mass of the two particles moves in a path of
Options
- Astraight line
- Bparabola
- Ccircle
- Dellipse
Correct answer
A. straight line
Step-by-step solution
aligned & v _ CM = m₁ v ₁+m₂ v ₂ m₁+m₂ & = v ₁+ v ₂ 2 ( as m₁=m₂ ) & and a _ CM = m₁ a ₁+m₂ a ₂ m₁+m₂ = a ₁+0 2 = a ₁ 2 aligned The centre of mass of two particles will move with the mean velocity of two particles having common acceleration a 2 . Hence, path of CM will be a straight line.