Deflecting a moving disc to a target point

A disc of radius r 1 = 2 r_1 = 2 cm and mass m 1 = 100 m_1 = 100 grams (shown in red) has its center initially (at t = 0 t = 0 ) at the point P 1 = ( 14 , 2 ) P_1 = (14, -2) cm, and moving on the x y x y plane with a velocity of v 1 = ( 0.5 , 0.4 ) v_1 = ( - 0.5, 0.4 ) cm / sec. You have another disc of radius r 2 = 1 r_2 = 1 cm and mass m 2 = 200 m_2 = 200 grams (shown in green), initially having it center at the point P 2 = ( 5 , 5 ) P_2 = (-5, -5) cm. You shoot this second disc in a certain direction at a speed of 0.9 0.9 cm / sec, such that it collides (elasticly) with the first disc, and deflects it, so that its center passes through a target point P 3 = ( 10 , 12 ) P_3 = (10, 12) cm (shown in red).

Find the angle θ \theta (with the positive x-axis, in degrees) that you should point the second (green) disc at, to satisfy the requirement of passing the center of the red disc through the target point.

Note: You may need to utilize an iterative numerical technique like Newton-Raphson single variable method.


The answer is 31.2.

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