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Question 18N.1.SL.TZ0.9

Date	November 2018	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 1]	Reference code	18N.1.SL.TZ0.9
Level	SL	Paper	1	Time zone	TZ0
Command term		Question number	9	Adapted from	N/A

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18N.1.SL.TZ0.9

A ball of mass m collides with a wall and bounces back in a straight line. The ball loses 75 % of the initial energy during the collision. The speed before the collision is v.

What is the magnitude of the impulse on the ball by the wall?

A. $\left( {1 - \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right)mv$

B. $\frac{1}{2}mv$

C. $\frac{5}{4}mv$

D. $\frac{3}{2}mv$

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