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Mass mA =2 .1 kg traveling with velocity~ vA = (1 .2m /s)ˆ x(2.3m /s)ˆ y collides with mass mB =4 .2 kg at rest. After collision, mass mA leaves with velocity |~ v0A| =0 .50 m/s at an angle = 35 .
(a) Calculate the total initial momentum of the system before the collision.
(b) What is the momentum ~ p 0 A of mass mA after the collision. Give your answer in ˆ x and ˆ y component form.
(c) What is the momentum ~ p 0 B of mass mB after the collision. Give your answer in ˆ x and ˆ y component form.
(d) Assuming the collision happened over a small time period of 1.0 millisecond, what average force ~ FA acted on mass mA during the collision.
(e) Is this an elastic or inelastic collision? Justify.