Given: Particles A and B (having masses of 2m and m, respectively) are attached to a rigid
L-shaped arm, with the arm having negligible mass. With A and B being initially at rest, a third
particle P (having a mass of m) impacts A with a speed of v, with the velocity of P before impact
being perpendicular to OA. The coefficient of restitution for this impact is e. All motion of the
system is in a horizontal plane.
Find: Determine the angular speed of the arm after impact.
m
L
09
L
2m
ν
P
A
HORIZONTAL PLANE
Leave your answers in terms of, at most: m, L, v and e.
B
m
negligible mass arm