A 0. 500 kg sphere moving with a velocity (2. 00î - 2. 40ĵ + 1. 00) m/s strikes another sphere of mass 1. 50 kg moving with a velocity (-1. 00î + 2. 00ĵ - 2. 70) m/s.
(a) If the velocity of the 0. 500 kg sphere after the collision is (-0. 90î + 3. 00ĵ - 8. 00) m/s, find the velocity of the 1. 50 kg sphere and identify the kind of collision (elastic, inelastic, or perfectly inelastic)
(______ î + ____ ĵ + ___ ) m/s
This is ______ collision. (an elastic, an inelastic, or a perfectly inelastic collision)
(b) If the velocity of the 0. 500 kg sphere after the collision is (-0. 250î + 0. 900ĵ - 1. 78) m/s, find the final velocity of the 1. 50 kg sphere and identify the kind of collision.
( _____ î + ____ ĵ + ____ ) m/s
This is ______ collision. (an elastic, an inelastic, or a perfectly inelastic collision)
(c) What if? If the velocity of the 0. 500 kg sphere after the collision is (-1. 00 + 3. 60 + a) m/s, find the value of a and the velocity of the 1. 50 kg sphere after an elastic collision.