A hoverfly is happily maintaining a fixed position about 3 m abovethe ground when an elephant charges out of the bush and collideswith it. The fly bounces elastically off the forehead of the elephant.If the initial speed of the elephant is v0, is the speed v of the fly afterthe collision equal to (a) v0, (b) 2v0, or (c) 3v0?

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A hoverfly is happily maintaining a fixed position about 3 m above
the ground when an elephant charges out of the bush and collides
with it. The fly bounces elastically off the forehead of the elephant.
If the initial speed of the elephant is v0, is the speed v of the fly after
the collision equal to (a) v0, (b) 2v0, or (c) 3v0?

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