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Question 1 · 4 marks

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A 0.5 kg sphere strikes a smooth wall with velocity components 6 m s−1^{-1} towards the wall and 8 m s−1^{-1} parallel to it. The coefficient of restitution is 0.75.
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Find the magnitude of the impulse on the sphere.
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