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Problem 26P

A softball of mass 0.220 kg that is moving with a speed of 8.5 m/s collides head-on and elastically with another ball initially at rest. Afterward the incoming soft-ball bounces backward with a speed of 3.7 m/s. Calculate (a) the velocity of the target ball after the collision, and (b) the mass of the target ball.

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QUESTION:

Problem 26P

A softball of mass 0.220 kg that is moving with a speed of 8.5 m/s collides head-on and elastically with another ball initially at rest. Afterward the incoming soft-ball bounces backward with a speed of 3.7 m/s. Calculate (a) the velocity of the target ball after the collision, and (b) the mass of the target ball.

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Mass of the softball;  

Initial speed of the softball;  

Final speed of the softball;  

Consider the expression for the final speed of the softball

 

Here  is used for the mass of the target ball.

Write above equation in terms of the mass  .

 

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