A ball with a mass of # 6 kg# is rolling at #7 m/s# and elastically collides with a resting ball with a mass of #3 kg#. What are the post-collision velocities of the balls? Physics Momentum and Collisions Elastic Collisions 1 Answer ali ergin May 11, 2016 #v_1^'=7/3 m/s# #v_2^'=28/3 m/s# Explanation: #6*7+3*0=6*v_1^'+3*v_2^'" conservation of momentum"# #42=6*v_1^'+3*v_2^'" "(1)# #v_1+v_1^'=v_2+v_2^'" conservation of the kinetic energy"# #7+v_1^'=0+v_2^'" (2)"# #42=6*v_1^'+3(7+v_1^')# #42=6v_1^'+21+3v_1^'# #42-21=9v_1^'# #21=9v_1^'# #v_1^'=21/9# #v_1^'=7/3 m/s# #"use (2)"# #7+7/3=v_2^'# #v_2^'=28/3 m/s# Answer link Related questions What is the relationship between elastic collisions and kinetic energy? Why is the centroid called the center of mass? Is the Newton the unit for impulse? In a collision, is the net impulse experienced by an object equal to its momentum change? Is the impulse a vector quantity? Is the impulse a force? Why is the center of mass important in physics? During a collision, does an object always encounters an impulse and a change in momentum? The collision between a tennis ball and a tennis racket tends to be more elastic in nature than... How can I prove an elastic collision? See all questions in Elastic Collisions Impact of this question 1433 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License