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southernbelle
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Homework Statement
In an isolated system, cart1 (with mass = 1 kg and vi1 = 2) has a perfectly elastic collision with cart2 (with mass = 2 kg and vi2 = 0). Find the velocity of cart1 and the velocity of cart2 after the collision.
Homework Equations
1/2m1vi12 + 1/2m2vi22 = 1/2m1v1f2 + 1/2m2v2f2
m1vi1 + m2v2i = m1v1f + m2v2f
The Attempt at a Solution
I plugged in all of the numbers.
For momentum I got
2= V1f + 2 V2f
For kinetic energy I got
4 = V1f2 + 2V2f2
Next I solved for V1f and plugged it into the equation.
I just need some confirmation that my answer is right.
It doesn't seem correct.
I got:
V2f = 2
V1f = -2