A ball with a mass of # 5 kg# is rolling at #12 m/s# and elastically collides with a resting ball with a mass of # 9 kg#. What are the post-collision velocities of the balls?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-17T15:09:36

#u_1=-24/7 m/s#
#u_2=60/7" "m/s#
#"TESTING"#
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#"using the equation (1)"#

#5*12+9*0=5*u_1+9*u_2#
#60+0=5*u_1+9*u_2#

#60=5*u_1+9*u_2" (a)"#

#"using the equation (3)"#

#12+u_1=0+u_2#

#u_2=12+u_1 " (b)"#

#"now use (a)"#

#60=5*u_1+9*(12+u_1)#

#60=5*u_1+108+9*u_1#

#60-108=14*u_1#

#-48=14*u_1#

#u_1=-48/14=-24/7 m/s#

#"finally ;use (b)" #

#u_2=12-24/7#

#u_2=(84-24)/7#

#u_2=60/7" "m/s#

#"testing"#

#"The Total Kinetic Energy before collision:"#
#E_b=1/2*5*12^2+0#

#E_b=72*5=360J#

#"The Total Kinetic Energy after collision:"#

#E_a=1/2*5*(-24/7)^2+1/2*9*(60/7)^2#

#E_a=(5*576)/(2*49)+(9*3600)/(2*49)#

#E_a=(2880+32400)/98#

#E_a=35280/98#

#E_a=360J#

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