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Posted by willy n on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 3:06pm.

a .50 kg ball traveling at 6.0 m/s collides head on with a 1.0 kg ball moving in the opposite direction at a velocity of -12.0 m/s. The .50 kg ball moves away at -14 m/s after the collision. Find the velocity of the second ball.

physics - bobpursley, Monday, January 31, 2011 at 3:12pm
conservation of momentum:

.5*6+1*(-12)=.5(-14)+1*V

solve for V
physics - Anonymous, Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 3:05pm
-2m/s

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