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A ball of mass 0.540 kg moving in the +X direction with a speed of 3.80 m/s and collides with another ball of mass 0.340 kg. The head-on collision is perfectly elastic. What is the velocity of these balls after the collision when the
a) second ball is at rest before the collision?
b) second ball is moving in the +X direction with a speed of 1.80 m/s before the collision? c) second ball is moving in the -X direction with a speed of 1.80 m/s before the collision?
Explanation / Answer
by conservation of momentum
initial momentum = final momentum
when second ball is in rest
0.54 * 3.8 + 0 = 0.54 * v1 + 0.34 * v2 ----- (1)
by conservation of energy
initial energy = final energy
0.5 * 0.54 * 3.8^2 + 0 = 0.5 * 0.54 * v1^2 + 0.5 * 0.34 * v2^2 ------- (2)
on solving equation 1 and 2 we'll get
v1 = 0.863 m/s
v2 = 4.66 m/s
a) speed of 0.54 kg mass = 0.863 m/s
a) speed of 0.34 kg mass = 4.66 m/s
when second ball is also moving with +1.8 m/s
0.54 * 3.8 + 0.34 * 1.8 = 0.54 * v1 + 0.34 * v2 ----- (3)
0.5 * 0.54 * 3.8^2 + 0.5 * 0.34 * 1.8^2 = 0.5 * 0.54 * v1^2 + 0.5 * 0.34 * v2^2 ----- (4)
on solving 3 and 4 we'll get
v1 = 2.25 m/s
v2 = 4.25 m/s
b) speed of 0.54 kg mass = 2.25 m/s
b) speed of 0.34 kg mass = 4.25 m/s
when second ball is also moving with -1.8 m/s
0.54 * 3.8 - 0.34 * 1.8 = 0.54 * v1 + 0.34 * v2 ----- (5)
0.5 * 0.54 * 3.8^2 + 0.5 * 0.34 * 1.8^2 = 0.5 * 0.54 * v1^2 + 0.5 * 0.34 * v2^2 ----- (6)
on solving 5 and 6 we'll get
v1 = -0.527 m/s
v2 = 5.07 m/s
c) speed of 0.54 kg mass = -0.527 m/s
c) speed of 0.34 kg mass = 5.07 m/s
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