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sorry, i still can't seem to get the equations out...

does that mean the two balls would always go in the same direction regardless of the angle the 3rd ball hits them from and only the direction of the 3rd ball would change with the angle?

ah... sorry but i don't really understand which 5 equations I'm supposed to get... i'm assuming hte 6 unknowns are V1 to V3 (final), x and y for each. but i only get 4 equations, v1x+v2x+v3x=v1i and the same thing for the y values then the simplified conservation of K.E. for x and y values. (yes...

Homework Statement hello! so i am trying to figure out how to calculate the resultant velocities and directions(angles/vectors) that two perfectly elastic spheres might travel in if they were to be hit simultaneously by a third sphere at an angle. all the spheres are of equal mass, initial...