(a) Draw a sketch of the situation before the collision and after the collision (label everything). (b) Total momentum is conserved. See equation lines 8.33 and 8.34 in section 8.4 as a guide. Sub

(a) Draw a sketch of the situation before the collision and after the collision (label everything).    

(b) Total momentum is conserved. See equation lines 8.33 and 8.34 in section 8.4 as a guide. Substitute any known values and simplify the expression as much as possible. 

(c) Label this result as Equation #1.

(d) Total kinetic energy is conserved in an elastic collision. See equation line 8.35 in section 8.4 as a guide. Substitute any known values and simplify the expression as much as possible. 

(e) Label this result as Equation #2.

(f) Looking at Equation #1 and Equation #2 you will notice that you have two equations and two unknowns.

(g) Solve Equation #1 for v2' ( gives you the value of v2' in terms of v1' ).

(h) Substitute your expression for v2' (from g above) into Equation #2. Simplify the expression as much as possible.

(i) Rearrange your result from (h) into the form: a v1' 2 + b v1' + c = 0.

(j) Use the quadratic formula to solve for v1'. Note: as usual, the quadratic formula gives two answers.

(k) Use the values obtained from (j) and Equation #1 to determine values for v2'.

(l) Notice what the pair of results for v1' and v2' show you: one result is the same as the initial set of velocities, and the other is the actual set of final velocities.

Answer(s): v1' = 1.33 m/s, v2' = 5.33 m/s, both moving east

[7] Two equal mass billiard balls undergo a perfectly elastic head-on collision. Before the collision, the first ball moves with a speed of 2.00 m/s along the positive x axis while the second ball moves in the opposite direction with a speed of 3.00 m/s. What are the velocities of each ball after the collision?

Follow the setup and approach used in the previous problem.

Answer(s): v1' = -3.00 m/s, v2' = 2.00 m/s 

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