Question

Statement-1 : Velocity time graph of two particles undergoing head-on collsion is shown in the figure. If collision is inelastic then value of $y$ must be greater than $x$.

Statement-2 : Coefficient of restitution(e) $=\frac{\mid \text{ velocity of separation }\mid }{\mid \text{ velocity of approach }\mid }$

• A. Statement-1 is false, statement- 2 is true
• B. Statement-1 is ture, statement- 2 is false
• C. Statement- 1 is ture, statement- 2 true; statement- 2 is the correct explanation of statement-1
• D. Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement 2 is not correct explanation of statement-1.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Correct answer is (a) Statement-1 is false, statement- 2 is true