Two asteroids are on a collision course while drifting in space> Their paths are shown in the image below. They collide at point O. Assume the collision is completely inelastic. At what angle from its orginal direction is the larger asteroid deflected? 45 m/s 0.10m 15 m/s 772

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Two asteroids are on a collision course while drifting in space> Their paths are shown in the image
below. They collide at point O. Assume the collision is completely inelastic. At what angle from its
orginal direction is the larger asteroid deflected?
45 m/s
0.10m
15 m/s
772
Transcribed Image Text:Two asteroids are on a collision course while drifting in space> Their paths are shown in the image below. They collide at point O. Assume the collision is completely inelastic. At what angle from its orginal direction is the larger asteroid deflected? 45 m/s 0.10m 15 m/s 772
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