A 3.10-kg ball, moving to the right at a velocity of +1.15 m/s on a frictionless table, collides head-on with a stationary 8.70-kg ball. Find the final velocities of (a) the 3.10-kg ball and of (b) the 8.70-kg ball if the collision is elastic. (c) Find the magnitude and direction of the final velocity of the two balls if the collision is completely inelastic. (a) Number i Units (b) Number Units (c) Number Units

A 3.10-kg ball, moving to the right at a velocity of +1.15 m/s on a frictionless table, collides head-on with a stationary 8.70-kg ball. Find the final velocities of (a) the 3.10-kg ball and of (b) the 8.70-kg ball if the collision is elastic. (c) Find the magnitude and direction of the final velocity of the two balls if the collision is completely inelastic. (a) Number i Units (b) Number Units (c) Number Units

College Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter6: Momentum, Impulse, And Collisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 53P: A billiard ball moving at 5.00 m/s strikes a stationary ball of the same mass. Alter the collision,...

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