Question
A 4.5 kg body moving in the +x direction at 5.5 m/s collides head-on with a 2.5 kg body moving in the -x direction at 4.0 m/s. Find the final velocity of each mass for each of the following situations.The collision is elastic.
(4.5 kg mass)
(2.5 kg mass)
(4.5 kg mass)
(2.5 kg mass)
Answers
bobpursley
use the conservation of momentum, conservation of energy. A bit of algebra will be required.
Lily
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