One particle of mass 1 kg is moving along positive x-axis with velocity 3 m/s. Another particle of mass 2 kg is moving along y-axis with 6 m/s. At time t=0, 1 kg mass is at (3 m,0) and 2 kg at (0,9 m). x-y plane is the horizontal plane. (surface is smooth for question 15 and rough for questions 16 and 17).
The centre of mass of the two particles is moving in a straight line

Options

A. `y = x + 2`
B. `y = 4x + 2`
C. `y = 2x - 4`
D. `y = 2x + 4`

Answer

B

Explanation

`vec(r )_(cm) = (m_(1)vec(r )_(10) + m_(2) vec(r )_(2))/(m_(1) + m_(2)) = (1 (3 hat(i)) + 2 (9 hat(j)))/(1 + 2) = (hat(i) + 6hat(j))m`
`vec(v)_(cm) = (m_(1) vec(v)_(1) + m_(2)vec(v)_(2))/(m_(1) + m_(2)) = (1(3hat(i)) + 2(6hat(j)))/(1 + 2) (hat(i) + 4hat(j))m//s`
Now `Deltavec(r )_(cm) = vec(v)_(cm) t rArr vec(r )_(cm) - vec(r)_(cm_(0)) = vec(v)_(cm) t`
`rArr (x - 1)hat(i) + (y - 6) hat(j) = (hat(i) + 4hat(j)) t`
`rArr x = 1 + t` and `y = 6 + 4t rArr y = 4x + 2`