Two solids and of mass 1 kg and 2 kg respectively are moving with equal linear momentum. The ratio of their kinetic energies will be , so the value of will be ______
Answer: 2
Solution
Kinetic energy and momentum are related by , so for a fixed momentum the kinetic energy varies inversely with the mass. With ,
The kinetic energies are in the ratio , so the value is .
The kinetic energies are in the ratio , so the value is .
JEE Main · 2021 · 24 Feb 2021 · Shift 2 · Integer answer