A ball with a mass of # 3 kg# is rolling at #5 m/s# and elastically collides with a resting ball with a mass of #9 kg#. What are the post-collision velocities of the balls?
1 Answer
May 7, 2017
The velocity of the first ball is
The velocity of the second ball is
Explanation:
In an elastic collision, we have conservation of momentum and conservation of kinetic energy
and
Solving the above 2 equations for
and
Taking the direction as positive
Therefore,
Verificaition