Question
A ball of mass m moving with speed v collides perfectly inelastically with another ball of mass m at rest. The magnitude of impulse imparted to the first ball is
Joshi sir comment
inelastic collision means velocity of both ball will be same after collision
so by momentum conservation mv = 2mv' so v' = v/2
now initial momentum + impulse imparted = final momentum
mv + I = mv/2
so I = -mv/2