A 20 g ball of clay travelling east at 2.0 m/s collides with a 30 g ball of clay travelling 30° south of west at 1.0 m/s. What are the speed and direction of the resulting 50 g blob of clay? O 0.41 m/s, 41° south of east 0.58 m/s, 47° South of east O 0.58 m/s, 41° South of east O 1.83 m/s, 12.8° north of east 1.83 m/s, 12.8° south of east O 0.41 m/s, 47° South of east

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A 20 g ball of clay travelling east at 2.0 m/s collides with a 30 g ball of clay travelling 30° south of west at 1.0 m/s.
What are the speed and direction of the resulting 50 g blob of clay?
O 0.41 m/s, 41° south of east
O 0.58 m/s, 47° South of east
O 0.58 m/s, 41° south of east
O 1.83 m/s, 12.8° north of east
O 1.83 m/s, 12.89 south of east
O 0.41 m/s, 47° south of east
Transcribed Image Text:A 20 g ball of clay travelling east at 2.0 m/s collides with a 30 g ball of clay travelling 30° south of west at 1.0 m/s. What are the speed and direction of the resulting 50 g blob of clay? O 0.41 m/s, 41° south of east O 0.58 m/s, 47° South of east O 0.58 m/s, 41° south of east O 1.83 m/s, 12.8° north of east O 1.83 m/s, 12.89 south of east O 0.41 m/s, 47° south of east
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