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NEET 1999 (AIPMT) · Kinetic Energy & Momentum

Kinetic Energy & Momentum question from NEET 1999 (AIPMT)

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Kinetic Energy & Momentum

Two bodies with kinetic energies in the ratio 4:14 : 1 are moving with equal linear momentum. The ratio of their masses is

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Answer: (d)

  1. Equal momentum: K=p22m⇒m∝1KK = \frac{p^2}{2m} \Rightarrow m \propto \frac{1}{K}.
  2. m1m2=K2K1=14\frac{m_1}{m_2} = \frac{K_2}{K_1} = \frac{1}{4}
  3. So the answer is (d) 1:41 : 4.
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