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Newton's laws of motion and momentum

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A particle PPP of mass mmm collides with a stationary particle QQQ of mass 3m3m3m.

Immediately after the collision, the particle PPP is moving with velocity uPu_PuP​ at an angle of 30∘30^\circ30∘ to its original direction, and the particle QQQ is moving with velocity uQu_QuQ​ at 90∘90^\circ90∘ to the velocity of particle PPP.

Collision diagram

What is the value of the ratio uPuQ\frac{u_P}{u_Q}uQ​uP​​? Round your answer to one decimal place.

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Newton's laws of motion and momentum Questions

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