Posted by aaron on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:26pm.
Apply the law of conservation of linear momentum. Since they both have the same initial momentum magnitude, apply the law along the angle that bisects the velocity vector. That will be their final direction after collision.
2 M Vo cos (125/2) = 2 M *Vfinal
Vfinal = Vo cos 62.5 = 0.4617 Vo = ___
Related Questions
physics - Two 72.0-kg hockey players skating at 7.00 m/s collide and stick ...
physics - Two 72.0 kg hockey players skating at 7.00 m/s collide and stick ...
College Physics - Two 72.0-kg hockey players skating at 7.00 m/s collide and ...
Physics - Two 75.0-kg hockey players skating at 5.25 m/s collide and stick ...
skylin - Two 75.0-kg hockey players skating at 5.75 m/s collide and stick ...
Physics - Two hockey pucks approach each other as shown in the figure below. ...
Physics - momentum - Two hockey pucks approach each other as shown in the figure...
physics - Two freight cars, each with a mass of 3.9 105 kg, collide and stick ...
physics - Two freight cars, each with a mass of 3.9 105 kg, collide and stick ...
physics - Two freight cars, each with a mass of 2.5 multiplied by 10^5 kg, ...
For Further Reading
