Question

An object with mass m1= 3.00 kg is moving along the positive x-axis with a speed v1i=2 m/s straight towards two objects with masses m2= 2.00 kg and m3= 4.00 kg, which are initially at rest. When they collide, object 1 comes to rest and object 2 moves away with a speed of v2f=1.5 m/s at an angle of 50^o from the incoming path of object 1. For everything that follows, use a coordinate system where the final path of object 2 is between the positive x and y axes.

Using the impulse-momentum theorem, calculate the final velocity of mass m3 in the x and y direction

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