In: Physics
Two billiard balls are initially traveling toward each other at
speeds of 1.20 m/s for ball 1 and 4.65 m/s for ball 2. The balls
undergo an elastic, head-on collision. Find their final
velocities.
ball 1
magnitude | |
direction | ---Select--- in the same direction it was initially going. opposite the direction it was initially going. |
ball 2
magnitude | |
direction | ---Select--- in the same direction it was initially going. opposite the direction it was initially going. |
The two billiard balls have the same mass .
Initial velocity of ball 1 is (
going to the right)
Initial velocity of ball 2 is
(going to left) ( negative sign indicates the ball 2 is moving in
opposite direction to ball 1)
Conserving the momentum of two balls before and after collision,
The balls undergo elastic collision, coefficient of
restitution
Adding (1) and (2)
(going to right) ,
(going
to left)
Ball 1:
Direction is Opposite the direction it was initially going.
Ball 2:
Direction is Opposite the direction it was initially going.