document.write( "Question 1189951: Hello, these are physics problems. Help please
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document.write( "1. A 0.22 kg red striped pool ball is moving at 3.0 m/s North and it collides with a white cue ball that is 0.25 kg and it is moving at 1.0 m/s South. After the collision, the red striped ball continues at 2.5 m/s North. What is the velocity of the white cue ball?
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document.write( "2. Two skaters are skating towards each other. The 75.0 kg man is moving at 2.0 m/s to the right, and he picks up the 40.0 kg woman skater who is moving at - 1.5 m/s to the left. What speed and direction do they move off together (assuming no friction on the ice)? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #821474 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "A 0.22 kg red striped pool ball is moving at 3.0 m/s North and it collides with a white cue ball that is 0.25 kg and it is moving at 1.0 m/s South. After the collision, the red striped ball continues at 2.5 m/s North. What is the velocity of the white cue ball?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Law of conservation of momentum. \n" ); document.write( "Momentum before collision = momentum after collision \n" ); document.write( "Mass of ball I m1 \n" ); document.write( "Initial velocity u1 \n" ); document.write( "Mass of ball II m2 \n" ); document.write( "initial velocity v2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "initial momentum = m1u1+m2u2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After collision the momentum will be \n" ); document.write( "m1v1 + m2v2 \n" ); document.write( "v1 velocity of ball I after collision \n" ); document.write( "v2 velocity of ball II after collision x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.22 * 3 + 0.25 * 1 = 0.22*2.5 + 0.25 *x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.66 + 0.25 = 0.550 +0.25x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.91 -0.55 = 0.25x \n" ); document.write( "0.36= 0.25x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 1.44 m/s ( Ball II)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Problem II similar\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m1u1+m2u2 = (m1+m2) *v \n" ); document.write( "They have common velocity after they meet.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. Two skaters are skating towards each other. The 75.0 kg man is moving at 2.0 m/s to the right, and he picks up the 40.0 kg woman skater who is moving at - 1.5 m/s to the left. What speed and direction do they move off together (assuming no friction on the ice)? \n" ); document.write( " |