Two objects are moving towards each other on a horizontal, frictionless surface. The first has a mass of .6 kg and a velocity of 2.3 m/s to the right. The other has a mass of 1.1 kg and a velocity of 1.1 m/s to the left. They collide and bounce off each other, with the 1.1 kg object then moving to the right with a speed of .8 m/s. What is the velocity (speed and direction) of the .6 kg object after the collision? ( right is positive, left is negative)

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Two objects are moving towards each other on a horizontal, frictionless surface. The first has a mass of .6 kg and a velocity of 2.3 m/s to the right. The other has a mass of 1.1 kg and a velocity of 1.1 m/s to the left. They collide and bounce off each other, with the 1.1 kg object then moving to the right with a speed of .8 m/s. What is the velocity (speed and direction) of the .6 kg object after the collision? ( right is positive, left is negative)  

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